A hot line to heaven
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3502861
Dec 16th 2004 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
Is George Bush too religious? Here is a closer look at what a
much-misquoted president actually says and how it compares with his
predecessors
"I BELIEVE that God wants me to be president." What? Did George
Bush really say that? Does the president imagine he has a divine
mission?
Well, he was quoted to that effect by Richard Land of the Southern
Baptist Convention. The full quote, however, does not quite sound as if
Mr Bush is labouring to scrap the republic and replace it with a
theocracy. "But if that doesn't happen, that's okay," the president
continued, "I have seen the presidency up close and personal. I know
it's a sacrifice, and I don't need it for personal validation."
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