Did you catch David Kuo on 60 Minutes last night? It was astounding. David was in the office of Faith-based Initiatives for President Bush for a number of years and just wrote a book about how completely insincere and disapproving the Bush White House really is about the religious right.
Granted, Kuo is trying to sell a book, and yes, I am happy for any unpleasantries that come Bush's way, but what Kuo said was pretty damning. Evidently the Bush White House holds great disdain for the leaders of the religious right and barely tolerates them just to win election. Kuo mentioned some leaders by name and said that top White House officials called them "nuts," "whackos," and "crazies."
The two most daming parts of the piece came when Kuo argued that Bush only spent roughly $16 million on supporting poor Americans when he promised to spend $8 billion. And the said that the Republicans and the Bush White House used the Faith-based Initiatives program to help campaign for Republican candidates in tight races. Yep, that's our tax money that was funneled through churches to help elect Republicans.
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