The Associated Press is reporting that Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has sent a letter to the IRS questioning the IRS investigation of the United Church of Christ’s decision to invite Barack Obama to its 2007 General Synod. Lieberman says he is “concerned about the chilling effect on legitimate activity by religious organizations.” The UCC’s General Synod took place last year in Hartford, Conn.
Jeffrey Lord, a contributing editor to The American Spectator, is a former aide to Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp. An author and former CNN commentator, he writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com. His new book, Swamp Wars: Donald Trump and The New American Populism vs. The Old Order, is now out from Bombardier Books.
