I served! You didn't!

Who'd a thought the conservative Christian theology of Premillennialism would play an active role in this year's presidential race? This has come to light with the recent flap over Rev. John Hagee's association with McCain. This bit of theology says that Christ will return for the End Times when certain things, according to prophecy, have taken place. Now, one could argue that the prophecy, which is in a coded language (had to sidetrack the Romans 1900 years ago), doesn't really say what the Right claims it says. But that doesn't stop them from claiming it all hinges on Israel. Which means they are Christians for Israel, not because they really care for Jews, but because of the way Israel fits into their scenario. Get all the Jews into Israel and Jesus will come along in his rapture spaceship and good little conservatives won't have to die as the rest of humanity gets flattened in the End Times. McCain says he knows nothing of this (wanna buy a bridge in Brooklyn?) but his policies towards veterans in the new GI Bill shows his reliance on the Right. Even worse, McCain uses his trump card -- I was a prisoner of war and you didn't even put on a uniform -- to hide that Obama actually cares more for Jews and veterans as people instead of mystical pawns in a religious scenario.