I agree that Bush et al believe there shouldn't be a separation of Church and State: my take is that the author doesn't think they're doing a good job either way. I like the quote about "Succor the poor doesn't mean sucker the poor."
I always have to contrast Dubya et al with someone like Jimmy Carter; both men are very religious, their faith influences their daily activities and policies and they aren't shy about admitting it. Yet Carter has done things like negotiate cease-fires, Habitat for Humanity, won a Nobel Peace Prize -- while Dubya has virtually destroyed the middle class in this country and created a financial chasm between the haves and the have-nots.
I think you and I are basically in agreement here. What's going on in DC scares us both.
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Date: 2004-05-03 08:44 am (UTC)I always have to contrast Dubya et al with someone like Jimmy Carter; both men are very religious, their faith influences their daily activities and policies and they aren't shy about admitting it. Yet Carter has done things like negotiate cease-fires, Habitat for Humanity, won a Nobel Peace Prize -- while Dubya has virtually destroyed the middle class in this country and created a financial chasm between the haves and the have-nots.
I think you and I are basically in agreement here. What's going on in DC scares us both.