A lack of compassion -- there is no vaccine for it, lotion, potion or pill, even acupuncture cannot effect a cure. Not to worry! What cannot be done medically can be done politically, at the ballot box.
Thirteen New Hampshire Republican Senators have recently demonstrated the extent of their moral deficiency with their opposition to the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
When political dogma, centered on obstructionism, overrides common sense, fiscal responsibility and basic Christian/American values it amplifies the distrust and disdain the public has for legislators who act like politicians.
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“What are they thinking?” is more commonly heard than “Boy, that was a good decision”.
To quote Confucius, “wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men”.
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By this measure our Republican Senators fail miserably. Their position is simply stupid economically, has no compassion for 58,000 uninsured citizens and lacks the courage to step outside the rigid confines of their thinking to do what is right for the State.
To paraphrase Hubert Humphrey, compassion is not weakness and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. I thought that these were actually New Hampshire values?
Sometimes a deal comes along that is too good to pass up even if it is part of the policy of a Democratic president. Let’s hope that our Republican Senators don’t bit off our noses to save their faces.
