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lwcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 09:44 AM
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Two sides of the "faith-based initiative" coin
http://vastleft.blogspot.com/2006/10/base-initiatives.html

On the one hand, as Olbermann has been highlighting, the GOP has no respect for the Religious Right, with which it has an unholy symbiotic relationship.

On the other hand, as the Boston Globe has been highlighting, millions of taxpayer dollars are being used for Christian evangelism, even if Bush and Rove's "hearts" aren't in it.

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DaveJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 09:57 AM
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1. Problematic only if Democrats don't support it n/t
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