ACORN by any other name ...

At the national prayer breakfast earlier this month B.O. spoke of the new Office he'd be announcing later that day.  It's a revision of Bush's faith-based initiatives but expanded.  An official government "office" means that our money will be spent at the direction of the head of this office without any approvals or even too much scrutiny.  With B.O. the rhetoric intentionally obscures and overwhelms the reality hidden therein.  This is what he said:

"...This is not only our call as people of faith, but our duty as citizens of America, and it will be the purpose of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood partnerships that I'm announcing later today.

The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular groups.  It will simply be to work on behalf of those organizations that want to work on behalf of our communities, and to do so without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state.  The work is important, because whether it's a secular group advising families facing foreclosure or faith-based groups providing job-training to those who need work, few are closer to what's happening on our streets and in our neighborhoods than these organizations.  People trust them.  Communities rely on them. And we will help them."

It will also be interesting to see which faith-based organizations get involved, and which don't benefit.

Yesterday he announced another new office: The Office of Urban Affairs.  This is what he had to say about that (from a report on B.O.s meeting with mayors this morning:

"The meeting (Mayors) comes one day after Mr. Obama named a director, Adolfo Carrion Jr., for the new White House Office of Urban Affairs, which the president said will help ensure federal dollars targeting urban areas are well spent.

President Obama said the office will focus on job creation, improving housing and infrastructure, and creating new ways to make the country more globally competative."

Apparently the Department of Housing and Urban Development isn't enough - or perhaps not as easily controllable from the Oval Office.

Italics and bold print are mine to draw your attention to what I believe are the key parts in which the danger lurks.  I believe what's encrypted there is ACORN - If I had any, I'd bet money on it.