COMPASSION, WHAT IS IT?

FRESH FROM HIS 3RD HAWAIIAN VACATION FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYERS, OBAMA
MADE HIS ANNUAL PITCH TODAY TO EXTEND YET AGAIN THE GOVERNMENT LARGESS
IN THE NAME OF COMPASSION. WHAT HE'S SAYING IS, IS THAT UNLESS HE SPENDS
MORE OF YOUR MONEY THEN YOUR'E NOT COMPASSIONATE. SO WHAT IS COMPASSION? WELL, IF I'M WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND A HOMELESS PERSON
ASKS ME FOR CHANGE AND I GIVE IT TO HIM, THEN THAT IS COMPASSION.
COMPASSION IS PERSONAL, VOLUNTARY. IF MY NEIGHBOR LOSES HIS JOB AND I FEED
HIM OR GIVE HIM MONEY TO PAY HIS BILLS, THAT IS COMPASSION.
WHEN THE POLITICIANS VOTE TO RAISE TAXES "FOR THE CHILDREN" OR TO HELP THE
POOR, THE ELDERLY, THE HOMELESS, ETC, ETC, THEN THEY ARE VOTING TO SPEND OTHER PEOPLES MONEY, YOUR MONEY...THAT'S NOT COMPASSION, THAT'S ROBBERY,
THAT IS THEFT.
LIBERALS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING COMPASSIONATE,
BUT ARE THEY REALLY???

                                                                                                     RONALD J LAMB