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/p> p> COMPASSION PLAY br> Re: W. James Antle III's Bush Doctrines : /p>

Let me be the first to say I have always hated the expression "compassionate conservatism" -- because it gives ground to the idea that we are not compassionate. In fact, it implies that we know we do not care for others; we just want what is ours.

For twenty years, liberals have beaten us over the head with the Scrooge/Grinch appellation. To the contrary, we are not stingy; we just prefer to direct our money ourselves rather than let the federal government decide for us.

Those two nasty words deny all the good we do through our churches and through street corner, homegrown charities helping the homeless and families down on their luck. Give me a break! That's the one piece of the Bush Doctrine that I WANT to go away.

p>Let's please bury compassionate conservatism in the dust heap of bad ideas and poorly-thought-out expressions. br> -- Judy Beumler br> Louisville, Kentucky /p>

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