With just 25 days before the 2006 midterm elections, things have gone from bad to worse for the Republican party.
The new book "Tempting Faith" written by the former number 2 man in the office of Faith-based initiative, claims that the Bush White House has played Evangelical Christians for nothing but suckers. Using them for votes, while giving them nothing short of bread crumbs in return.
Now, add David Kuo to the list of people in the Bush White House who are speaking out. And, quite possibly the 3rd name on the list whom Karl Rove will move heaven and earth to smear in order to discredit every fact and nugget from that book.
Mr. Kuo claims that National Christian leaders who were giving hugs and smiles in person were often ridicule behind their backs and described as "ridiculous" "out of control" and "goofy."
Okay...
Since when do we not describe the leaders of the Christian Right as "crazy" "out of control" and "nuts."
I mean, technically they are.
Sure, they were betrayed by a 21st century version of a Judas kiss, but should we feel sorry for those leaders who use their positions of power to turn this country into a theocratic regime?
No.
Those leaders have betrayed their congregations if you will. Using them for political purposes. Steering away from the central theme of Christ's teachings: Helping the poor. I've never heard Dobson, Falwell, and Robertson say let's help the poor. It's always blame the abortionists, Gays, and secularists, while the poor just lay there without anyone to give a shit about them.
Should we be surprised by Bush's contempt for this people?
No.
The Bush Administration is the most corrupt group of politicians since the days of Richard Nixon. Bush and his cabal come from the Enron generation. And believe me, nothing about Enron screams Christ.
The leaders of the Christian Right and the Bush administration used each other, leaving the people who were dumb enough to believe in them with nothing but gifts like cufflinks, pens and pads.
Mr. Kuo should've seen this the minute Bush strutted his way into office with that fake Texas accent and his hard-on for armageddon. Bush is a product of his rich daddy and a Republican party who forgot that this party was founded on the principles of Lincoln not Kenneth Lay. If Bush turned a blind on to his buddy from Enron who robbed millions of their money, then why believe him when he said he wanted a faith-based initiative.
Seems to me that millions of Christians were just the suckers, but so was David Kuo.
And here's why.
To this day, Mr. Kuo believes that Bush loves Jesus and that he is a good man.
What?
A good man.
A good man doesn't lie to the American public about going to war.
A good man doesn't use the tragedy of 9/11 to smear the opposition party.
A good man doesn't let his fellow countrymen lie in shit and piss in the New Orleans Superdome.
And, a good man who follows Christ, folows the central theme of his teachings: Helping the poor, not giving more to the wealthy.
Mr. Kuo if you believe that Bush is still a good man, I implore you to go back and watch the footage during Hurricane Katrina. Is that the actions of a man who follows Christ?
Probably the most startling aspect of Mr. Kuo's book is his fact that to bring about the 1994 Republican Revolution, Kuo states that he and his team taught more than 600 candidates how to run for office. The simple diet: Blame President Clinton for the nation's sad state of affairs at that time. Oblivious to the fact that Clinton had just started his presidency after 12 years of Reagan/Bush rule.
You tell me, is that actions of proud Christian?
To pin the blame on one person just to squeeze some easy votes from individuals who have no clue on what or how the political process in this country operates.
Sure, blame Clinton. It sounds very Christian around these parts.
I clearly don't know what Mr. Kuo's motivation to write this upcoming book, but from what I've watch on Olbermann's show and read from transcripts, doesn't resonate any sympathy from me.
It just a window to the operation of a political machine who's wheels are falling.