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Originally Posted by GermanStar
Yes, lots of different details, extreme variations in level of devotion -- I neither laud nor condemn any of them -- to each his own. But I see someone like GW who likes to give the impression of a high devotion level and likes to use God-speak at every opportunity, and I believe that his actions are incongruous with his words. He seems less than genuine to me. My God-fearing family members are essentially unconcerned with his actions. They'll follow him like lemmings off a cliff as long as "God" is every other word from his mouth. It's an amazing phenomenon really.....
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I have no problem whatsoever with that description. That description of Bush fits ol' Jimmy and Bill, too. Remember ol' Bill carrying his well-thumbed Bible around? Jimmy with his born-again experience? All three of these guys know how to play the card. And it works for them because so many believers want that affirmation in their lives--if the Prez does it then its okay and he's one of us (and we're one of him...). Its the same for anybody who has a deeply personal cause--we always want to see that cause revealed in leaders. Enviros, Libertarians, Christians, Muslims, PETA, whatever.
The part that I doubt is our ability to divine the divine in these people's lives. Was Bill's Bible and scripture quoting real or affected? I don't know. I don't care. What were his policies of government?