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I think it's impossible to say anything about Christ's politics, strictly speaking. He didn't say much about politics in the first place, and when he did, it was generally in support of the status quo (Render unto Caesar...) Not that I think Christians shouldn't be politically active; depending on what you mean by that, I wholeheartedly agree. But when we start saying "Jesus would be a socialist" or "Jesus would be a Republican", we are treading on the very dangerous ground next door to statements like "If you're not a socialist/republican, you're not a Christian." I know many good Christians who are going to vote for Bush. I know many good Christians who are voting for Kerry. I suspect there are good Christians who are voting for Nader, or who are even not voting. One's political alignment says nothing about one's commitment to Christ.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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