God Is Apparently Busy With Other Stuff

“What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can’t make the vote tonight. That’s what they ought to pray.”
-Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), offering up what was widely interpreted as a plea to the Almighty that He prevent ailing nonagenarian Robert Byrd (D-WV) from being the 60th Senator to vote ‘aye’ for health care reform early this morning. It’s funny; the decade began with Trent Lott (R-MS) hoping that lightning would strike Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to keep her from taking her seat in the Senate. It’s nice to see that these guys still believe in the power of prayer, in spite of everything.