Bush Wants $42.3 Billion for More War - Nothing for Children's Health Insurance

Bush sends Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Congress yesterday to ask for an additional $42.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, he threatens to veto a bill to expand health insurance for lower and lower-middle class kids. I gotta wonder what version of the Bible he is reading. Bush claims to be a born again Christian yet he can’t seem to wrap his head around one of Jesus most emphatic commands, “feed my sheep”.

I can only guess our President thinks Jesus meant literal sheep. I have images of Bush wandering around the Rose Garden scattering Purina Sheep Chow. Seriously though, I feel pretty sure that the man who answered the question in the Presidential debates back in 2000 that his favorite philosopher was Jesus, was either lying or just reading the words from a prompter. I see absolutely nothing in Bush’s action that would give me a single clue he has ever taken Jesus preaching seriously.

Am I being judgmental? Not really, just evaluating the facts. His actions speak so much louder than his words.

Here’s an idea. Write or call the White House and tell them you are an observant Christian, or Jew, or Muslim (or whatever else) and that your faith tells you that generosity is one of the pillars of the faith. Then tell them that you encourage President Bush to sign the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation that will be presented to him and put his faith into action. Maybe if enough people call the “decider” might decide the right thing to do. Additionally, write and call your Congressperson and ask them to vote against any further funding for the war in any way. That would be a faith based initiative.