Former Bush liaison gets new focus

Former Bush administration liaison Tim Goeglein has a new job: vice president of external relations for Focus on the Family Action. “He will be our eyes and ears in Washington, helping ensure people of faith continue to be heard on the important issues facing our nation,” said Jim Daly, president and CEO of the Colorado […]

Former Bush administration liaison Tim Goeglein has a new job: vice president of external relations for Focus on the Family Action.

“He will be our eyes and ears in Washington, helping ensure people of faith continue to be heard on the important issues facing our nation,” said Jim Daly, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based ministry’s political arm, in an announcement on its CitizenLink Web site.

Goeglein was the liaison between the Bush White House and conservative Christians but resigned in February 2008 after plagiarism charges surfaced against him.


Daly addressed those charges in a previous announcement on the CitizenLink Web site, saying Goeglein had accepted responsibility and put the matter behind him.

“Tim has been forthright about his mistakes and humbly accepted the consequences of them – a pretty rare thing in Washington,” Daly said. “He is a Christian, and being a Christian doesn’t mean you’re perfect – only that there is grace and forgiveness when you confess your imperfections. Tim has done that, and we welcome him to our team enthusiastically.”

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