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Politico's Joel Baden attacked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday, accusing him of tweeting "the most Republican part of the Bible," namely the book of Proverbs.

"Proverbs is notable in that it presents a fairly consistent view of the world: The righteous are rewarded, and the wicked are punished," Baden argued, chiding Rubio. He compared "some of the statements in Proverbs" to statements from "modern-day conservative policymakers."

"In short: Proverbs is probably the most Republican book of the entire Bible."

Rubio had the perfect response to this attack. "Proverbs is the Republican part of the Bible? I don't think Solomon had yet joined the GOP when he wrote the first 29 chapters of Proverbs," the Florida senator tweeted.

But Baden's argument is wrong for other reasons as well. Most importantly, the Politico author described Proverbs as having a "harsh, almost social Darwinist worldview." By encouraging young men to be virtuous and promising them success for doing so, the book of Proverbs may seem to suggest that the rich have earned their status while the poor deserve to be poor. The lesson, Baden suggested, is that the poor should be neglected and the rich treated with honor.

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https://pjmedia.com/faith/2017/07/09/pol...utm_medium=post

Yeah, practicing moderation and self-control is a bad thing because it leads to success in life. In addition, there are any number of verses in Proverbs which state the exact opposite of this clown's thesis: "Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

Politico is a Leftist joke.