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Compassion lives.(Letter to the Editor)

National Review

| April 19, 2004 | Santorum, Rick | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 ...

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