File this under "Talking People Off Ledges"

[catherinecookmn]

The AP earlier reported that Obama was allegedly planning to expand Bush's faith-based programs.  Except that he's not -- not the way Bush tried.

Here's the reality, courtesy of Steve Benen at Salon:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/01/faith/index.html

It turns out that Obama, far from following Bush's policies, is turning them back.

He

Comments

[scatteredlogic]

~snicker~ Do you follow HuffPo, too?

[catherinecookmn]

It's been everywhere. And it's pissing me off.

[rattlesnakeroot]

I haven't followed this particular story, but to me everything is going to be better with Obama in the White House. Everything.

[bnmc2005]

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this.

It seems like every election season- whenever some controversial story (usually aimed at a liberal) comes out- I have to just duck down and wait it out until further clarification surfaces.