Would Jesus Raise the Debt Ceiling?

Well, he raised the dead, but Charlie Rangel seems to think he'd raise the debt ceiling too:

Washington (CNN) – Veteran Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel made an impassioned plea to religious leaders Friday, calling on them to lobby members of Congress and the Obama administration to remember the “lesser of my brothers and sisters” during this weekend’s debt negotiations.

“What would Jesus do this weekend? Or Moses. Or Allah. Or anyone else,” the New York congressman said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “I don’t want this book (debt negotiations) closed without the clergy having an opportunity to forcefully express themselves as well as I know they can do.”

I remember Jesus talking a lot about helping your fellow man, but I don't remember him ever lobbying Caesar,  Herod or Pontius Pilate for more taxpayer money to fund social programs designed to keep certain members of society fat, stupid and happy and voting for a certain party.