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It should be obvious to every American that our entitlement programs – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – now represent the lion’s share of the Federal budget, and are growing at an unsustainable rate. Unfortunately, no realistic solution to this fiscal disaster has ever been seriously evaluated by Congress. Worse, no effort has ever been made by our leaders to honestly inform Americans of the dire severity – and ominous consequences – of our current predicament. Even when President Bush attempted to confront the issue of Social Security – for which he was mercilessly demonized by Democrats and their media...

A new Christian website has been set up to try and change the minds of the many American Christian voters who tend to see the Republicans as their natural party of choice. YourBrotherIsYourKeeper.com is not officially part of the Democrat party. However it claims to comprise religious and political leaders, writers, and regular Americans who are committed to the idea that the government ought to serve as a surrogate “big brother” to the poor, oppressed and marginalized. “The right-wing Christians only offer duty, family and personal responsibility,” said Ellsworth Toohey, web master for the site. “We are appealing to those...