America Prays-(from j-walkblog)

President Bush attends National Prayer Breakfast. A few excerpts from his speech:

You
know, it's is an amazing country, isn't it, when people from all walks
of life gather to recognize our dependence on an Almighty God, and to
ask him for blessings in our life. I think a breakfast such as this
speaks to the true strength of the United States of America.

In other words, the true strength of the U.S. is the fact that
people get together for breakfast and they all have one thing in
common: They believe in fairy tales that involve an invisible man who
listen to people's thoughts.

We are a nation of prayer. America prays. (Applause.)

Why does that statement get applause? It's not even true.

The greatest gift a citizen of this country can give those of us entrusted with political office is to pray for us...

Actually, the greatest gift would be figuring out a way to get this idiot out of office.

In my travels, I often see hand-printed signs and personal messages
from citizens that carry words of prayer. Sometimes it's a single
little girl holding up a placard that reads: Mr. President, be
encouraged, you are prayed for.

As his presidency continues to go down the tubes, that's pretty good proof that prayer doesn't work.

Our troops must understand that every day -- every day -- millions
of our citizens lift them up in prayer. (Applause.) We pray for their
safety;

After all, praying is much easier than actually supplying them with necessary equipment.

In the quiet of prayer, we leave behind our own cares and we take up the cares of the Almighty.

And what exactly does the Almighty care about, George? If he's so
almighty, why can't he fend for himself? And why would he need to
listen to mere humans? He's almighty, remember?