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Meet Tom of Arc:

DeLay says that when, in the coming years, he is not fighting the indictment in Texas (he insists that he is not guilty) he will be building a conservative grass-roots equivalent of MoveOn.org. “God has spoken to me,” he said. “I listen to God, and what I’ve heard is that I’m supposed to devote myself to rebuilding the conservative base of the Republican Party, and I think we shouldn’t be underestimated.”

Let’s not question whether God said this to DeLay. Or even why He would. God, as we all know — or should, anyway — works in mysterious ways.

So let’s only separate the God grain from the DeLay chaff. God said that DeLay should devote himself “to rebuilding the conservative base of the Republican Party”. And so that’s that. That’s what DeLay should do. And if it turns out DeLay needs to be doing it from prison, no doubt God will guide him at the proper time as how how he should go about it.

But clearly God didn’t say they shouldn’t be underestimated. DeLay is sneaking that in on his own. It’s an “I think”, not an “I listen to God, and what I’ve heard is”.

Now think about that for a moment. Whether or not they should be underestimated is clearly a serious issue. If God wanted us not to underestimate them, He would surely have told DeLay, and told him to tell us too. But He didn’t. That, dearly beloved readers, is surely a sign from God?

So all ye who believe in God, heed now His revealed intent. As DeLay devotes himself to rebuilding the conservative base of the Republican Party, underestimate them. Underestimate them early. Underestimate them often. Underestimate them devoutly. Underestimate them till it hurts. And then, underestimate them a little more.

Because you’re probably going to be answering to God, if you don’t. And you don’t want to underestimate God, I don’t think.