For the sin I have committed before you by promising to be a

compassionate conservative, but showing no compassion.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging an unjust war in Iraq

in the false name of fighting terrorism.

For the sin I have committed before you by waging a political campaign

built on fear, not hope.

For the sin I have committed before you by cynically exploiting the

horrors of 9/11 for political gain.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the plight of the

poorest and weakest among our citizens.

For the sin I have committed before you by the unnecessary deaths of

1,000 young Americans, the injuries to thousands more, and the deaths

and injuries to untold numbers of Iraqis.

For the sin I have committed before you by lying about my record of

service in the National Guard.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me

atonement.

For the sin I have committed before you by dividing rather than uniting

our people.

For the sin I have committed before you by ignoring the loss of over one

million jobs in the U.S.

For the sin I have committed before you by doing nothing to provide

health insurance to millions of Americans, and to stem rapidly rising

prescription medicine and other health care costs.

For the sin I have committed before you by systematically weakening

environmental and pollution regulations, thereby endangering public

health and destroying precious wilderness resources.

For the sin I have committed before you by promising to leave no child

behind, and then failing to adequately fund educational programs.

For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the assault weapons

ban to die, allowing these grotesque weapons to return to our streets.

For the sin I have committed before you by bearing false witness about

the reasons for going to war in Iraq.

For the sin I have committed before you by perpetuating the falsehood

that increasing homeland security requires a weakening of civil rights.

For the sin I have committed before you by imposing a veil of secrecy on

government decision making processes.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me

atonement.

For the sin I have committed before you by allowing the ends to justify

any means.

For the sin I have committed before you by lowering taxes for only the

very wealthiest Americans, enriching the few at the expense of the many.

For the sin I have committed before you by running a cynical and

destructive presidential campaign, designed to destroy rather than just

defeat my opponent.

For the sin I have committed before you by fighting a war in Iraq to

divert attention from failures in the just war on terrorists, and from

failing to act against the looming nuclear threat from Iran and North

Korea.

For the sin I have committed before you by failing to make any

progress in achieving a just peace between Israel and the Arabs.

For the sin I have committed before you by turning a massive government

surplus into a massive deficit in less than four years, thereby

burdening future generations with untold debt.

For the sin I have committed before you by unnecessarily damaging

relations with American friends and allies throughout the world.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me

atonement.

For the sin I have committed before you by promoting a personal ideology

rather than the interests of the people.

For the sin I have committed before you by arrogance and swagger,

speaking with a forked tongue, and for the haughty exercise of power.

For the sin I have committed before you by appointing arch-conservative

judges to the federal judiciary.

For the sin I have committed before you by irresponsibly damaging the

reputation of the United States throughout the world.

For the sin I have committed before you by enriching my friends in the

conduct of government and military affairs.

For the sin I have committed before you by encouraging xenophobia on the

part of the American people.

For the sin I have committed before you by attempting to impose my

extreme religious and moralistic values on the entire nation, and

weakening the separation between church and state.

For the sin I have committed before you by characterizing all who oppose

me as evil, and all who agree with me as good.

And for the sin I have committed before you by failing to acknowledge my

responsibility for all these sins, for attempting to blame others for

them, and for all the injury and damage they have caused to individuals,

the Nation, and the future.

For these sins, oh forgiving God, forgive me, pardon me, grant me

atonement.

AMEN