Wrong. In 2004 he would run for a Senate seat from Illinois. He would win the Republican primary and have a very good shot at winning the general election. Unfortunately, his wife had divorced him and his sex club shenanigans had found there way into the divorce court proceedings. As a result, Mr. Ryan was forced to withdraw his candidacy and the Republican party fielded a last-minute, less than formidable candidate who didn't even live in Illinois. Still, who did Mr. Ryan harm beside himself, his wife and, perhaps, his kids? No one, right?
Wrong. The damage to the image of the Republican party and the weakness of its nominee opened the door for a local politician from the opposing party to overwhelmingly win the election with a whopping 73 percent of the vote. His name? Barack Obama. His convincing win was a key factor in the meteoric rise that would result in his ascendancy to the Presidency of the United States four years later.
Today, as a result of Mr. Ryan's so-called victim-less sin, many, many more unborn babies are killed than would have been if we had a different President (see our Mexico City Policy). As a result of Mr. Ryan's seemingly private indiscretion, the lives of thousands of American soldiers and their families as well as of countless Iraqis and Afghanis have been changed forever. As a result of what many would think of as a matter between Mr. Ryan and God, the life of almost every person on the planet has been altered by the economic policies chosen by our current President.
When will I learn that my private sins are not so private? When will I realize that my children are affected by my choices? When will I learn to step carefully, listen closely and obey God completely – knowing that my choices can affect the entire world?
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