Mr. Bush parrots the obligatory complimentary close of "May God Continue to Bless America" on the campaign stump, after almost every speech, or when he stood on the ruins of the Twin Towers. Mr. Kerry also frequently says "May God Bless You". Can a religious person please try to explain what those phrases mean? Does a human need to ask the superhuman "God" for blessing or can the blessing come freely flowing without asking the "blessing" permission from "God". Why are some bad people "blessed" and not killed even though they are side by side in a catastrophe with those good people that die? Please, no nonsense about that being "Gods" Plan.

All candidates will use those obligatory complimentary religious closings (and in Bush's case, often as salutations) because unfortunately about 80 percent of the voters consider themselves religious.

"God Help Us!" (That is an atheist's play on words similar to me exclaiming Hallelujah! if Bush loses the coming election).

Cruiser (One of the 13% of the atheists in the USA)