Bill Maxwell: No faith-based attacks on Bush allowed

St. Petersburg Times

"Bush's attack dog Steve Schmidt pounced on Kerry, intoning that the Massachusetts senator's indictment "was beyond the bounds of acceptable discourse and a sad exploitation of Scripture for a political attack." Did Schmidt forget that he speaks for one of the most "faith-based" administrations ever? If Bush can be legitimately attacked on any front, it is that of "faith." In other words, the president's own public declarations of faith as the source of his leadership and designs on the world are fair game for political scrutiny and attack..."