Sherry Chandler

From Jane Lampman’s Christian Science Monitor review of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction by David Kuo:

Kuo .. was soon wooed back [into national politics] by the charming governor, Bush, who convinced him of his own deep desire to close “the gap between the rich and the poor.”

“I loved him,” Kuo writes. “Bush was the real deal. He loved Jesus. He wanted to help the poor. He was the embodiment of the Christian political statesman I had dreamed of finding.”

Some reciprocity: Gin’s Place has a better photo of this morning’s Kentucky snow, complete with flakes as shining as falling stars.

Catching up on my blog reading this morning, I find a link at Bluegrass Report to this little article in the Courier-Journal under Regional Briefs:

State Treasurer Jonathan Miller is urging state retirement systems to sell off investments in some companies that are supporting the government of Sudan, which the U.S. State Department says is waging a campaign of genocide against residents of its Darfur region.

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“These holdings are a small percentage of the system’s investments, but washing our hands of these companies sends a big statement,” Miller said. “The actions of the Sudanese government in Darfur are morally outrageous and I do not want to play any part in supporting them.”

It is good news, I suppose, that some one is looking out for moral values in Frankfort. Our boy guv seems a bit morally deprived.

I haven’t touched on Darfur here. Only so many atrocities one person can absorb. However, you can find more information and ways to take action at Jonathan Miller’s site.