Where is the empathy and compassion in current Tea Party politics? They believe prudent self-reliance is the cure-all for all problems. It isn't that simple.
Kristoff on the limitations of self-reliance as a policy
Blow on the value of empathy
Self-reliance is a good topic for today - Thanksgiving - of all days. RedStateVT just saw a statistic on how the food stamp rolls have swelled under Obama. If only people were just a bit more self-reliant and just a bit less dependent on government handouts...
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