President Bush has already proven he can work both sides of the aisle. His tax plan passed overwhelmingly in the Senate, and many Democrats voted for it. All the attention is on the fact that Jefford's defection has changed the balance of power in the Senate. I think we ought to be paying attention to the effect his betrayal and the betrayals of the many Democrats who turned Republican have had on the American people. It has given us one more reason to mistrust the people we need to be able to trust.
Politicians are among the least respected people in America.
His lips are moving. Tom Barrett has been an ordained minister for 28 years. He has written for local and national publications for most of his life, and has authored several non-fiction books. He has been interviewed on many TV and radio programs, and speaks at seminars nationwide. Tom is the editor of Conservative Truth, an email newsletter read by tens of thousands weekly which focuses on moral and political issues from a Biblical viewpoint.