Religion and Politics 2008: Poverty Profile

The Candidates on Poverty

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life gives voters a head start on probing the most pressing campaign issues, including poverty. The snippets are brief but include links to articles and voting records with additional detail. The most revealing insight is that none of the candidates views welfare reform as a failure. Indeed, the front-runners on each side -- Clinton and Giuliani -- have consistently advocated improving the lives of poor Americans ... Full Story »

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Art McBride
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by Art McBride - Oct. 1, 2008

Makes you wonder why anyone would vote for any of these folks. If you want to know how they stand on helping people in need just look at their Katrina records. Which one of them said that the people in the affected area should rebuild it with all the money that has gone to private contractors? Oh, wait a minute that would be putting our money where their mouth is - can't do that - Heck of a job Brownie and the private contractors wouldn't approve. Anyway those people are doing just fine - right?

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