God chooses our rulers?

Katherine Harris of Florida wants to be a U.S. Senator.

You might remember her as the Florida Secretary of State back during the 2000 Presidential election. It has often been implied that she pulled some dirty political tricks to help Bush win that election. That might be true, but I've seen nothing that would convince me of that.

What I have seen, though, is her interview in the September 7 online edition of the Florida Baptist Witness in which she stated that "...God is the one who chooses our rulers."

Someone should point out to Ms. Harris that we don't have rulers in this country. We have elected officials who supposedly represent the interests of the people.

She may have simply been pandering to a religious group, but anyone who thinks that any of our elected officials are our "rulers" is not fit to serve in any government position.

Yes, I know that some of our elected officials (and not just a few of their appointees) sometimes fancy themselves as our rulers.