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A few years ago, prior to the 2000 elections, I was talking with a co-worker who had recently moved to the US from Fiji. He was curious about American politics and the upcoming election and I was explaining to him a little bit about the candidates and our political parties. I mentioned that Al Gore was the Decmocratic presidential candidate and George Bush was the Republican candidate. He looked at me and said "Now the Republicans...they're the Christians, right?" As both a lifelong Christian (although not an evangelical) and Democrat I was totally taken aback. I came to realize that my friend's observation was shared by a large number of people in this country and I can't really understand why. The top level Republican honchos (Bush, Cheney, Rummy, et al) do not seem to exemplify the teachings of Christ in their everyday lives as leaders (what may or may not be in their heart I can't say). The lies they have told would fill volumes (yes, I know Clinton lied) and this contrived war in Iraq far from over. Moreover, they don't seem to have any particular empathy for the poor and downtrodden, nor do they seem to really offer a whole lot to the evangelicals out there that vote for them. The abortion and gay rights issues are particular hot buttons for a lot of people and as a result a great many very well intentioned people end up getting hoodwinked into casting a vote for candidates that are probably not as caring about these issues as they are getting elected.
That said, I enjoyed the interview with Mr. Kuo and I think I will pick up his book. I am certain that if it does too well we will soon hear from Rush, Sean and Bill, that he is in fact an alcoholic, wife-beating, cross-dressing, child molestor.
