This article by a Cato scholar also appeared in the Huffington Post. I think it's balanced, and incorporates good history, economics and Biblical citations/theology.
Doubtless, having a person who seeks to obey God (in the fullest sense of what it means to obey, not just culturally moral uprightness) would be a good thing. However it is very easy for politicians to stretch the meaning of the phrase, "I obey God" or even lie about it, in order to attract votes. So it is therefore a shaky foundation on which to base one's voting decisions and can often lead us to make poor choices since we cannot know the heart of anyone.
Some excerpts:
"Yet today some Christian activists seek a Christian candidate. TV
personality Jim Bob Duggar urged Iowans to vote for Rick Santorum: "We
are asking all the Christians throughout America to get behind him so we
can have a godly Christian man as president.""
Not a competent, smart, effective president. Not a realistic,
thoughtful, or even principled president. Not a president with good
policy answers for big questions, such as economic growth, international
conflict, and social division. Just "a godly Christian man.""
"Good Christians should be good citizens. But being a good citizen (or
good government official) does not require being a good Christian."
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