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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:23 PM
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So, when exactly does the compassionate part of "compassionate conservatism" occur again?
I'm seeing the Bush Administration's buddies in Halliburton and Exxon Mobil are making record profits, maybe they could take a small slice out of those profits and give it to the children who are lacking health care because of Bush's veto of SCHIP instead of investing it in a tax haven in the Cayman Islands, right?
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:26 PM
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1. After Hillary's in office
Hey, you asked!
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:31 PM
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2. Someone on NPR this morning said...
...that it's too bad "compassionate conservatism" was a marketing slogan rather than a policy.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:34 PM
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3. Very conservatively.
In fact, the major thing not conserved is -- compassion.
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Ino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:48 PM
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4. It seemed so strange they embraced that phrase
It's admitting that conservatism isn't normally compassionate -- which it's not, but it's odd they admitted it.
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gilpo Donating Member (601 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:50 PM
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5. What do you mean, "again"? n/t
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:53 PM
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6. Whenever a billionaire dies.
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 01:54 PM by TahitiNut
The "compassion" is for the inheritance. Hey! It's the best "compassion" money can buy!
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:55 PM
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7. "compassionate conservatism"
all "compassionate conservatism" means is that they MIGHT spring for a little dab of vaseline....:(
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