Tom has a point, Robert
None of these things will keep me from voting him in over whatever the Democrats come up with next year.
A lot of people would vote Republican even if the Democrats ran Jesus Christ as their candidate (who would, of course, have to run a non-sectarian campaign and endure countless questions about whether he would light the national Christmas tree if elected).
Though, when you think about it, Jesus might be a pretty scary candidate for Republicans, and for a lot of Democrats too.
The somebodies will be nobodies and the nobodies will be somebodies.
Matthew 19:30, trans. by John Dominic Crossan, The Essential Jesus: What Jesus Really Taught. NY: HarperCollins, 1994. p.49; commentary, p.152.
and
For them, rulers are rulers, and commanders, commanders. For us, rulers are servants and commanders, slaves.
Matthew 18:1,4. Ibid., p. 125, commentary, p. 166.
It's been over 40 years since we've had a hero in office. A prophet might be more than the ol' System could take.