I reiterate, it is far more than a term. It is a harmful concept and practice of governance which will breed more citizens like the looters, robbers and helpless victims we watched in New Orleans. President Bush has used the term to justify and perpetuate useless, wasteful and destructive government welfare-like programs and to rationalize the further growth of government.
For ten years, I worked with people who were the failed products of the welfare state. I walked through some of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in America, and came to know some of them and their familes rather well. Most were individuals with potential and dreams BUT FOR government programs, would have been realized.
"W's" "compassionate conservatism" will continue to further the hapless and wanton destruction of the lives of many such Americans. Opposing the continuation of such ruinous government policies is a waste of emotional energy??? I think not. Only an irrational mind would offer such ludicrous advice.
A great number of matters are currently of great societal importance. I have worked hard and sacrificed much for many of them since my university days, including pro-life issues. I will choose what, when, where, how and why I choose to address or expend energy on various issues without the flawed, biased, arrogant and self righteous judgement of blind persons like you.
You do NOT have to lecture me on the evils of the welfare state. I am a conservative, and have opposed it my entire life. But what was proposed in this speech was NOT welfare. It was a helping hand for those who had lost everything...... to get started, to start businesses, to get jobs, to succeed on their own, quite possibly for the first time in their lives. It was an MBA speech proposing solutions to problems that have existed for over 60 years........and knowing this President's track record, I'm betting that it will work.
I will choose what, when, where, how and why I choose to address or expend energy on various issues without the flawed, biased, arrogant and self righteous judgement of blind persons like you.
And just because you have lost an argument based on ideas, doesn't mean you have to get nasty.
The sure sign of losing the battle is when you start throwing out mindless insults as you just did, when the person you are discussing the issues with has been polite.
Sorry, Miss Adams, but this conversation is over. (And I'll remember that you can't deal with controversy without name calling, and avoid engaging in the battle of ideas with you in the future).
Good day.
There was nothing in that post to elicit such anger and derision from you.
Please read it again and reconsider what you said to me, and I will reconsider what I now think of you....