"A loss of faith"

Paul, I think you are make an assumption and secondly a relatively harsh judgment. The assumption is that David nor Mr. Dowd, for that matter, have taken their criticisms to the person privately. Just because someone may write a book in the honest desire to inform those who do not see what is going on in US politics, does not mean that they may not have followed the scriptural principles laid out by Jesus himself. I, for one, have been truly blessed by David and his book. I am still in the middle of the book, (I know I am a late starter) but I have been very impressed with Davids desire not to bash but to bring clarity to why Christians seem to always have a "Christian" in the White House but never seem to see a true change in the policies or direction of our country. I have struggled with this for many years being a born and bred right wing conservatist and Bible believing Fundamentalist. I remember cheering on the fact that Bush got elected and thinking to myself we have a republican President, a republican Congress and even a fairly balanced judicial branch. Now we can really see what a nation who is led by a godly man can do. While I believe President Bush is a believer, and desires to uphold his faith. I do believe that he has made some crucial errors in his administration, and has not always upheld the values that seemed most important to Jesus. Just my thoughts.

Paul,
I have a thought that may make it more understandable. Can YOU have a face to face with President Bush to tell him whats bothering you? David and Mr Dowd are out of the loop now. They dont have significantly better access than you do.