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I put no words in your mouth, I only raised a rew points that you seemed to only ignore...

There are some things we morally need to support with what we have been blessed with.

compassionate communism-charity at gunpoint-helping with stolen money-"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." That sentence has been the driving force behind Marxism/Socialism/Communism for over a century.

conservatives have been turned into commies and they don't even care...

Helping others with what we have been blessed with is not communism. And, I know what I believe and can best judge whether or not you put words in my mouth. I would prefer that America help people voluntarily. I do not like being taxed for everything. But we are. And, as long as we are, it is morally right that those funds be used for good. If we could roll back the hands of time and just give the government everything it needs to provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves a posterity, then that would be wonderful. And if Americans would step up to the plate and help those in need, as is morally right, voluntarily, that would be even better. But it is not reality. The government does take, take, take and Americans give only inconsistently to those in need. So as long as this is the situation, knowing full well that it is not the best situation in the world, I have no problem with the funds being used to help others. That is not communism. That is compassionate conservatism and what is morally right. Communism entails putting everyone on an equal playing field economically and having no differences between us. I am a capitalist and do not believe that it is incumbent upon us to "catch everyone up" to America's blessings. There is a difference, and YOU are the one who seems to be ignoring that in your effort to bash Bush and anyone who tries to put this article in context.