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Ramesh Ponnuru claims that compassionate conservatism is dead ("No More Mr. Nice Guy," April 5). It is not. President Bush has helped Congress move the compassion agenda forward through his historic global AIDS relief legislation, faith-based charity initiative, and efforts to continue the progress made under the landmark 1996 welfare reforms, which lifted 2.8 million Americans out of poverty.
For Republicans, compassion means strengthening families and improving lives. Democrats measure compassion by the amount of federal funding spent on social programs. Republicans measure it by results: how many families achieve the dignity that ...