hypercrites

"COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM"!!!   :woot:

I cringed the first time I heard that term and I still cringe every time I hear it.

I like the idea of conservatives being compassionate as long as they are acting as an individual and using their own resources.  It's when they use the strong arm of the federal government for their compassion that I cry foul.  The federal government is here to protect our liberty and provide some basic societal infrastructure. Individuals, operating independently or voluntarily with other like minded people is the best mechanism for showing compassion.  States can also be the instrument of benevolence if the citizens want that kind of thing but really, charity is best when the provider is close to the consumer and the provider has some skin-in-the-game.