Gene Patterson has a scoop:

Bryson also says he was "nudged" by God to run for governor. On his last visit to our program, he explained that after talking with his wife and alot of prayer, he was led to his decision to run. I asked him directly today [ed. note: for a program that will air Sunday on WATE] if God told him to run, and his response was, yes God gave him a nudge.

After six years of Bush (and let's not even mention Pat Robertson), I'm growing a little leery of people who hear voices in their heads. Especially when it is the Voice of God. I wish God would tell some of these idiots to STFU.

It's one thing to be guided by your faith and to pray for guidance. It's an entirely different thing to suggest that you have been "chosen" (as Bush did - look it up), or to evangelize the fact that your prayers have been answered with guidance on your political campaign. I don't have a direct hotline to God by any means, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't care who's running for Governor of Tennessee.

A better approach might be to explain your positions and why they make you the better candidate. And if it's important to you (or you think it's important to voters), go ahead and put it in the context of your faith if you think it helps clarify or justify your position.

Either way, I'm pretty sure Jesus (the Son of God) would not approve of Bryson's positions on wages and health care. That stuff sounds more like Satan talking. And all this time I thought Satan was a Democrat. At least that's what I've been told.