A post from the East Orthodox newsgroup:


Subject: George Bush's Yom Kippur Confession Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005
13:17:41 GMT From: nick cobb <nickk@snet.net>

George Bush's Yom Kippur Confession:

For the sin I have committed before you by promising to be a
compassionate conservative, but showing no compassion.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging an unjust war in
Iraq in the false name of fighting terrorism.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging a political campaign
built on fear, not hope.

For the sin I have committed before you by cynically exploiting the
horrors of 9/11 for political gain.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the plight of the
poorest and weakest among our citizens.

For the sin I have committed before you by the unnecessary deaths of
2,000 young Americans, the injuries to thousands more, and the deaths
and injuries to untold numbers of Iraqis.

For the sin I have committed before you by lying about my record of
service in the National Guard.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.

For the sin I have committed before you by dividing rather than
uniting our people.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the loss of over
one million jobs in the U.S.

For the sin I have committed before you by doing nothing to provide
health insurance to millions of Americans, and to stem rapidly rising
prescription medicine and other health care costs.

For the sin I have committed before you by systematically weakening
environmental and pollution regulations, thereby endangering public
health and destroying precious wilderness resources.

For the sin I have committed before you by promising to leave no child
behind, and then failing to adequately fund educational programs.

For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the assault
weapons ban to die, allowing these grotesque weapons to return to our
streets.

For the sin I have committed before you by bearing false witness about
the reasons for going to war in Iraq.

For the sin I have committed before you by perpetuating the falsehood
that increasing homeland security requires a weakening of civil rights
and civil liberties.

For the sin I have committed before you by imposing a veil of secrecy
on government decision making processes.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.



For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the ends to
justify any means.

For the sin I have committed before you by lowering taxes for only the
very wealthiest Americans, enriching the few at the expense of the
many.

For the sin I have committed before you by running a cynical and
destructive presidential campaign, designed to destroy rather than
just defeat my opponent.

For the sin I have committed before you by fighting a war in Iraq to
divert attention from failures in the just war on terrorists, and from
failing to act against the looming nuclear threat from Iran and North
Korea.

For the sin I have committed before you by failing to make any
progress in achieving a just peace between Israel and the Arabs.

For the sin I have committed before you by turning a massive
government surplus into a massive deficit in less than four years,
thereby burdening future generations with untold debt.

For the sin I have committed before you by unnecessarily damaging
relations with American friends and allies throughout the world.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.


For the sin I have committed before you by promoting a personal
ideology rather than the interests of the people.

For the sin I have committed before you by arrogance and swagger,
speaking with a forked tongue, and for the haughty exercise of power.

For the sin I have committed before you by appointing arch
conservative judges to the federal judiciary.

For the sin I have committed before you by irresponsibly damaging the
reputation of the United States throughout the world.

For the sin I have committed before you by enriching my friends in the
conduct of government and military affairs.

For the sin I have committed before you by encouraging xenophobia on
the part of the American people.

For the sin I have committed before you by attempting to impose my
extreme religious and moralistic values on the entire nation, and
weakening the separation between church and state.

For the sin I have committed before you by characterizing all who
oppose me as evil, and all who agree with me as good.

And for the sin I have committed before you by failing to acknowledge
my responsibility for all these sins, for attempting to blame others
for them, and for all the injury and damage they have caused to
individuals, the Nation, and the future.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.

A post from the East Orthodox newsgroup:


Subject: George Bush's Yom Kippur Confession Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005
13:17:41 GMT From: nick cobb <nickk@snet.net>

George Bush's Yom Kippur Confession:

For the sin I have committed before you by promising to be a
compassionate conservative, but showing no compassion.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging an unjust war in
Iraq in the false name of fighting terrorism.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging a political
campaign built on fear, not hope.

For the sin I have committed before you by cynically exploiting the
horrors of 9/11 for political gain.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the plight of the
poorest and weakest among our citizens.

For the sin I have committed before you by the unnecessary deaths of
2,000 young Americans, the injuries to thousands more, and the deaths
and injuries to untold numbers of Iraqis.

For the sin I have committed before you by lying about my record of
service in the National Guard.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.

For the sin I have committed before you by dividing rather than
uniting our people.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the loss of over
one million jobs in the U.S.

For the sin I have committed before you by doing nothing to provide
health insurance to millions of Americans, and to stem rapidly rising
prescription medicine and other health care costs.

For the sin I have committed before you by systematically weakening
environmental and pollution regulations, thereby endangering public
health and destroying precious wilderness resources.

For the sin I have committed before you by promising to leave no
child behind, and then failing to adequately fund educational
programs.

For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the assault
weapons ban to die, allowing these grotesque weapons to return to our
streets.

For the sin I have committed before you by bearing false witness
about the reasons for going to war in Iraq.

For the sin I have committed before you by perpetuating the falsehood
that increasing homeland security requires a weakening of civil
rights and civil liberties.

For the sin I have committed before you by imposing a veil of secrecy
on government decision making processes.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.



For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the ends to
justify any means.

For the sin I have committed before you by lowering taxes for only
the very wealthiest Americans, enriching the few at the expense of
the many.

For the sin I have committed before you by running a cynical and
destructive presidential campaign, designed to destroy rather than
just defeat my opponent.

For the sin I have committed before you by fighting a war in Iraq to
divert attention from failures in the just war on terrorists, and
from failing to act against the looming nuclear threat from Iran and
North Korea.

For the sin I have committed before you by failing to make any
progress in achieving a just peace between Israel and the Arabs.

For the sin I have committed before you by turning a massive
government surplus into a massive deficit in less than four years,
thereby burdening future generations with untold debt.

For the sin I have committed before you by unnecessarily damaging
relations with American friends and allies throughout the world.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.


For the sin I have committed before you by promoting a personal
ideology rather than the interests of the people.

For the sin I have committed before you by arrogance and swagger,
speaking with a forked tongue, and for the haughty exercise of power.

For the sin I have committed before you by appointing arch
conservative judges to the federal judiciary.

For the sin I have committed before you by irresponsibly damaging the
reputation of the United States throughout the world.

For the sin I have committed before you by enriching my friends in
the conduct of government and military affairs.

For the sin I have committed before you by encouraging xenophobia on
the part of the American people.

For the sin I have committed before you by attempting to impose my
extreme religious and moralistic values on the entire nation, and
weakening the separation between church and state.

For the sin I have committed before you by characterizing all who
oppose me as evil, and all who agree with me as good.

And for the sin I have committed before you by failing to acknowledge
my responsibility for all these sins, for attempting to blame others
for them, and for all the injury and damage they have caused to
individuals, the Nation, and the future.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me
atonement.