smirk bribes religiously insane with $157 million of our money

[donsu]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11951695/


Grants flow to Bush allies on social issues
Federal programs direct at least $157 million to conservative groups


For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money. Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control, and groups closely aligned with the AFL-CIO got Labor Department grants to run worker-training programs.

In the Bush administration, conservatives are discovering that turnabout is fair play: Millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed to groups that support President Bush's agenda on abortion and other social issues.

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Programs new under Bush
Most, but not all, of the money going to conservative groups has come from two programs that did not exist before Bush took office in 2001. The Compassion Capital Fund, which distributed $148.3 million from 2002 to 2005, was created "to expand the role that faith-based and community groups play in providing social services to those in need," according to the White House.

The Community-Based Abstinence Education grant program was enacted by Congress in 2001, and $391.7 million has been appropriated for it.
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the 'brew' the bushmilhousegang is making will cause violence

[Ready4Change]

1. Someone needs to create "Pagans for Social Care"

and determine whether these monies go to faith based groups, or to CHRISTIAN faith based groups.

[Lerkfish]

2. good idea.

[JuniperLea]

3. All that money could have helped our seniors in need !

I'm so sick of the RWFundieNutJobs trying to take away the free will God gave us!