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Bush Proved Unfaithful to His Faith-Based Promises
By DAVID KUO
Feb 16, 2005, 06:39

Four years ago, while visiting a small urban charity, President Bush launched the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. He called it 'one of the most important initiatives' of his administration.

It was hard evidence of the 'compassionate conservatism' that Texas Governor George Bush embraced in his first major policy speech of the Presidential campaign, 'It is not enough for conservatives like me to praise [compassionate] efforts. It is not enough to call for volunteerism. Without more support and resources, both private and public, we are asking them to make bricks without straw.' That day a conservative Texas governor promised more than $8 billion during his first year in office to help social service organizations better serve 'the least, the last, and the lost.' More than $6 billion was to go for new tax incentives that would generate billions more in private charitable giving.