#rsrh Almighty taking sides in New Jersey budget fight?

No, of course not – although I seem to recall something from my misspent teenaged years about people confidently declaring that God was a Republican.  Can’t remember for the life of me whether or not they were being sarcastic – or how they were being sarcastic, either. 

One thing’s for certain, though: Senate President Steve Sweeney ain’t going to be saying “May God strike me down dead if I lie…” anytime soon:

Lightning Almost Hits Christie Foe On TV: MyFoxPHILLY.com

Gotta wonder how close the strike was, though.  That kind of looked like a two-for-flinching moment for Sweeney, there (yeah, like I wouldn’t have dived for cover)…