But my friend Paddy did.

Here it is:

It's the tolerance, and even celebration, of successful lying that has cost the GOP its soul and conscience. I prefer being out of power to the swamp of self-righteous immorality that those people are living in right now. Jesus had it right: "whited sepulchers."

If Jesus ran against a Rove candidate, here's what the attack ads would say (Imagine the usual voice of immoral Republican attack ads, the Minnesota guy who does "the High Life" commercials for Miller):

"Can you trust this man? [close-up of picture of Jesus with long tangled hair and beard]

"He wants you to sell all you own, and give the proceeds to the shiftless poor.

"The most respected religious leaders in our country call him a blasphemer.

"Family values? He's been heard to say that he has come to divide father from son and mother from daughter.

"He's unmarried -- at 33. And he travels with a group of 12 young male 'disciples.'

"He has been caught dining and drinking on tax collectors' tab -- but when asked by a citizen whether he was pro-tax, he told voters, 'Pay up.'

"He intervened in a capital case in order to save the life of a guilty party.

"And it is well known that he consorts with prostitutes and praises foreign military officers.

"Jesus Christ -- we just can't afford him."