Wake Up and Smell the Hypocrisy

This party's god is power. There is no

other. 

I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family. I attended a Christian
school, and went to a Christian College.
Growing up, everyone I knew was good hearted and God fearing. We wanted to do
the right thing and expected our government to do the same. We all believed
that our leaders were like us, and this thought comforted us. The older I got
and the more I saw of the world, the more I began to believe that we Christians
had been had. I suspected that the God-fearing leaders I once admired were
really just using the faith as a way to mobilize voters. I just could not prove
it.

Enter David Kuo's new book about how the Bush administration has cynically
used the language of faith for political ends. Karl Rove, et al, have pulled
the wool over the eyes of the Christian flock, using the Christian dialect for
their own purposes without respect or regard for the principles we hold dear.

It is time to wake up and smell the hypocrisy. The Republican Party has
courted the Christian vote and then ridiculed these faithful people for being
so naive. It is no wonder in a party that puts its power above all else
(including protecting Congressional pages from a pedophile) that its leaders
use faith as a means to an end and behind closed doors make fun of people of
faith. This party's god is power. There is no other.

So, my fellow Christians, join me and other Democrats
who truly believe and honor our faith. I know that we will have differences
about some policy areas, and the demands that faith may bring to the debate,
but at least in us you have a partner who values the Christian message because
we really believe it. We are not trying to use the faith for political ends, we
are in politics because of our faith.