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Regarding yesterday's post on Mr. Scott Heldreth, Paul said...

It only goes to prove that if you are born again, it doesn't matter what you have done before. In fact as I understand it, once you are "saved", you can do just about anything and still find your place in heaven.

I guess the only character flaws that count are those of their political opponents.

6:15 AM, March 29, 2005

This falls into that "I used to be a drunk and a drug abuser but now I've found Jesus and I'm going to tell you repeatedly that you need to find Jesus, too, because I realize now He's the only True Way" category.

I've always felt, you know, look: I wasn't a drunk or drug abuser. I didn't beat up my wife and drive the car into Lake Michigan. I wasn't charged with two counts of assault and one count of wreckless endangerment--you were. I'm glad you found something to save yourself, but please don't presume that everyone was as f*****-up as you were and needs to "find" the salvation you did.

The presumption is breathtaking. And haven't you noticed that these people throw themselves into "salvation" with the same fervor they used to have for partying? Can you say "sublimation"?

Speaking of which, our president no longer jogs incessantly (because of a bad knee) but has taken up bike riding with equal passion:

These days Mr. Bush's chief form of exercise is biking - he no longer runs since his knees gave out last year - and he has taken it on with the same aggressiveness as he did his old 6:45 miles. "He's turned into a bike maniac," said Mark McKinnon, a biking buddy of the president who was also his chief media strategist during the 2004 campaign. "He grinds, and he goes flat out from beginning to end."