Yesterday it was patriotism

Today, it’s faith-based initiatives. Sen. Barack Obama is on a campaign right now to assure voters that he solid on what matters most to them.

The story is all over the press today. Here’s Reuters’ version:

Obama visited a community ministry in a conservative region of the election battleground state of Ohio to unveil a plan to reinvigorate faith-based community programs first pioneered by President George W. Bush.

Here’s an interesting admission – or statement – from the Democratic candidate:

“The fact is, the challenges we face today — from saving our planet to ending poverty — are simply too big for government to solve alone,” Obama said. “We need an all-hands-on-deck approach.”

This is a concept known in the Church as subsidiarity. Obama is courting Christians, or as the media have been pointing out in their spate of coverage, evangelicals.

But if faith-based initiatives are now good politics that will help the Obama campaign win over Americans who believe in these programs, why doesn’t WaPo even mention Obama’s new drive in this story?