Is Barack Obama the Messiah?

Slate has started a feature collecting evidence from favorable press clippings that the Illinois senator is, in fact, the Son of God. Which for some reason brings to mind that great skit on SNL from the 1988 (I think) GOP primary campaign, in which an angry Bob Dole (Dan Ackroyd) explodes at Pat Robertson (Al Franken) during a candidate's forum. He says something along the lines of, "Pat Robertson, he's just an old-time faith healer in a business suit. You know it, I know it, the whole country knows it. Bit I'll tell you what Pat, you heal my right arm and I'll vote for you."