OBAMA AND FAITH: Jonah Goldberg

in the LA Times [I know this is only tangentially related, but the religion-in-politics point is important--Eve]:

The fight over healthcare took the most interesting turn last week. President Obama briefly switched from wonkish frippery about bending cost curves to speaking of faith. Reaching out to progressive faith leaders in two massive conference calls, Obama insisted that God was on his side. Expanding healthcare fulfills a "core moral and ethical obligation that we look out for one another ... that I am my brother's keeper, my sister's keeper." ...

Of all the silly arguments that have been passed off as deeply profound in American politics, the notion that politicians can't "impose" their personal morality on others has to top the list.

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Labels: Barack Obama, culture, religion

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