[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PERSONAL EXPLANATION ON TODAY'S JOURNAL VOTE

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, I rise to explain my opposition to the 
Journal vote, rollcall vote 585, earlier today.
  In my time in politics, I never thought that I would hear any 
candidate for political office compared to Jesus Christ. Yet yesterday, 
on the floor of this House, one of my colleagues did just that when he 
painted the work of Barack Obama equal to the life of my Savior.
  Madam Speaker, I know Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ is a personal friend 
of mine. Senator Obama is no Jesus Christ.
  But it's not just Senator Obama; such a comparison is ill suited for 
any man, for all of us have fallen short of the standard that Christ 
set for us. Jesus' example was a life lived humbly and with love for 
all his fellow men, regardless of their background. As this campaign 
season sprints to the finish, I implore my colleagues and the 
candidates in both parties to strive for a higher, more purposeful 
campaign and rhetoric and to treat opponents in a manner that we 
ourselves would like to be treated.

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