There has been a lot of “post-partisan” talk these days in politics that turns out to be partisan as usual – or perhaps even more partisan! Parties still vote down the aisle and this supposedly post-partisan economic package is as partisan as you can get!
In the midst of all that, there are a group of Christians from the left and right who are acting truly post-partisan as they seek to offer solutions to the poverty problems. Jim Wallis from Sojourners and Michael Gerson, former speechwriter for President Bush, and others have joined together to form the Poverty Forum. Check it out – they seem to be doing some great stuff!
As usual, individuals and the private sector seem to be more innovative than the “post-partisans” in D.C.
