{"id":36884,"date":"2012-07-30T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T07:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=36884"},"modified":"2014-12-30T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T22:35:41","slug":"for-those-who-are-skeptical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2012\/07\/for-those-who-are-skeptical.html","title":{"rendered":"For Those Who Are Skeptical…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

that the choice must always and forever be between the Caesar\/Mammon and Mammon\/Caesar ticket, a reader writes:<\/p>\n

You\u2019re always going on about how you won\u2019t vote for Romney or Obama, and that even though your guy won\u2019t win, you won\u2019t have to take a shower after voting. Well this website\u2019s<\/a> been bouncing around on Facebook. Basically, you take a quiz and it tells you who you match up with the most. I got 84% for Gary Johnson. Thought you might pass this on to your minions, who might also want to avoid the showers on Election Day, but might not be sure what the other options are.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Minions!\u00a0 Check thou it out!\u00a0 I\u2019m still leaning Stubbs 2012.\u00a0 Some readers have tried to argue that we should support a dog, but I\u2019ve pointed out that, great as a dog would be, we can\u2019t make the perfect the enemy of the good.\u00a0 Be realistic and support the electable candidate.\u00a0 Stubbs 2012<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

that the choice must always and forever be between the Caesar\/Mammon and Mammon\/Caesar ticket, a reader writes: You\u2019re always going on about how you won\u2019t vote for Romney or Obama, and that even though your guy won\u2019t win, you won\u2019t have to take a shower after voting. Well this website\u2019s been bouncing around on Facebook. 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