Let us swiftly pass over Marco Rubio's remark to CBN News (in air-quotation marks) that is earning the attention of the political press; that "we are at the water's edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech," that "we've reached the point in our society where if you do not support same-sex marriage you are labeled a homophobe and a hater," and "So what's the next step after that?" Well we all know the next step — that of Gestapo secular humanism: "After they are done going after individuals [they'll] argue that the teachings of mainstream Christianity, the catechism of the Catholic Church is hate speech and there's a real and present danger." Got it. We are duly horrified (especially at non sequiturs).
But let us, as I suggested, leave that at that. What really intrigues is Rubio's parting comments to CBN:
"I believe that at home my most important job is to be a husband to my wife and a father to my children…. One day I will no longer be in politics. One day I will no longer be a senator or a president or anything else. But I will always be a father and I will always be a husband," he said.
As for president, he'll leave that up to the American people and almighty God.
"Ultimately my view of it is you go out and do the very best you can and ultimately it's going to turn out the way voters and God decide," he said.
Pardon me … coming through … question here. If God decides that Marco should be president, isn't that enough? Voters need not decide anything. All they need do is waddle zombielike to the polls and toss their divinely inspired ballot for this Floridian child of God into the sacred box. His will be done, and of course it shall be, since it's the Almighty's will.
Am I missing something? Rubio is pleading to a constituency of One. And as long as he can con God onto his side, the voters be damned.
This reminds me of the old joke about the street beggar who asks everyone he encounters for $10,000. A passerby observes, "Say, isn't that an outrageous amount to be asking for?" The beggar replies: "I look at it this way. I only need one."