Former Texas Governor and Warren Beatty doppelganger Rick Perry recently announced that he’s running for President. If he manages to gain the Republican nomination and win the office, it would be the first time that someone under felony indictment pulled that off. But one-upping Richard Nixon (who was only facing suspicion, not charges during his re-election bid) isn’t what’s really important here.
Back in 2011 Texas was facing a severe drought. So Governor Perry proclaimed a three-day prayer for rain. In an op-ed piece smugly titled “Rick Perry’s Unanswered Prayers” the New York Times provided the text of Perry’s announcement:
“Now, therefore, I, Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas.”
Other so-called intellectuals joined in, mocking Perry when the rains didn’t come. But in May of this year (2015) Texas got pounded with rain. It became the wettest May on record. In just a matter of weeks the state was entirely out of drought. The obvious conclusion is that Perry’s prayer fest worked. What people like those who write for snooty publication like the New York Times don’t realize is that prayer isn’t instantaneous. It takes time to get results (probably because God has such a huge backlog of requests).
How does this concern climate change? If Perry wins and launches a National Prayer To End Climate Change, we could be back to normal by 2020. I, for one, am missing my beloved snow.
So you miss snow and think Perry could end climate change: so that means you think Perry is the man for this snow job?
Hah, the master of snow jobs.
Wait, there’s a prayer backlog? That means pretty soon I’ll get that Tonka Bulldozer.
Yup, ask for the truck at age 30, get it at forty. Your patience will be rewarded.