The Chicago Tribune reports:
As a state senator from the South Side, Barack Obama once arranged for a $200,000 state grant to jump-start an urban venture capital fund for a non-profit group run by Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The grant was the very sort of faith-based initiative now at the center of an uncomfortable rift between Jackson and Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The money was spent, but the promised investment pool for job-poor neighborhoods never materialized, an example of the mixed record for Obama and other officials in getting results from such programs.
There's more on Chicago-style Obama:
His stint in the legislature coincided with a time when lawmakers set aside a pool of $1.5 billion for themselves to shower on pet projects.
Obama's share came to $6 million, and much of that went to parks, schools and libraries. But he also directed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded grants to religiously affiliated organizations.
One $75,000 grant arranged by Obama went to an initiative to wire churches and community groups for Internet access. It was run by a former Obama political opponent later tied by the Illinois attorney general's office to an unrelated charity kickback scheme.
And another $225,000 in Obama-linked grants went to a church group affiliated with Obama's friend Rev. Michael Pfleger.
You'll want to read this whole article to find out how David Wilhelm is tied to Jesse Jackson.You could imagine if Republicans where using tax dollars to prop up evangelical Christians there be an outcry.As you see,the MSM and Democrats aren't too bothered with church groups getting cash.
