The GOP and the Risen Christ

[From today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution:]

Quoth John Podoretz, National Review Online: "If tonight's speech doesn't herald the beginning of a serious turnaround in Iraq that is plain to see by spring of next year, the Risen Christ could be the Republican nominee in 2008 and He wouldn't be able to win against Al Sharpton." Replied a reader on Andrew Sullivan's Time.com blog: "The premise is ridiculous. The Risen Christ would never make it through the GOP primary."