This video from Philadelphia’s Fox 25 suggests the man upstairs may have picked a definite side in the New Jersey budget battle as a lightning strike comes dangerously close to Democratic state senate president Stephen Sweeney during a recent on-air interview.

As Hot Air’s Allahpundit points out, Sweeney is the same Christie antagonist who recently joked about wanting to punch the “rotten bastard” and “punk” governor in the head: