Updated (final?) death statistics came out today, and they revolutionize our understanding of God’s view towards the Republican party and its most cherished principles. Evidently, God would prefer that you vote Republican.

And he takes a dim view towards gay marriage.

and if you vote for a Democratic candidate, or marry somebody the same sex you are, Jesus is going to arrange for heavier than usual rains in your vicinity.

[boring details: Irene deaths from http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpulHUHeBUW4RhBETMtrl3Mw93RQ?docId=ee2cb4f8e6224ad797d81bc73fbe442e

, population data from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html, % voting from McCain from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Connecticut,_2008 and equivalent pages for the other states with Irene deaths, and gay marriage stats from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_state using a dummy variable of 1 if gay marriage is allowed, 0 if it isn’t, and 0.5 if some kind of intermediate right is granted.]