1.0 link 7983 <![CDATA[The Lord Giveth... Surprise, So Do You!]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patt-morrison/the-lord-giveth-surprise-_b_7983.html Silent Cal Coolidge was wrong when he said oh-so-succinctly that the chief business of the American people is business. The religion of America is business -- and, as the Bush administration is also making clear, the business of America is religion.

This is faith-based government that goes both ways: George Bush evidently has faith in business' divine right to profit, and in churches' divine right to break even on the taxpayer buck.

Like game-show prizewinners, businesses rebuilding the Gulf Coast will enjoy...

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