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>>Hmmm, gee the three cars and thousands of dollars I've given away would take me out of the conservative side, if that were the case. I would not give money to a crack addict though. I do give money to the shelters - directly because I don't want to give to United Way and have them siphon off millions for the overhead. Salvation Army and Red Cross and my church get most of the money I donate because I know the money will be well spent and I've seen the results of their work. They care about outcomes. If you look, you'll see lots of "compassionate conservatives" out there.
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>I suspect that most of us are "compassionate conservatives", John, when you get right down to it.
>Most people I know care about outcomes and hate to see wasted money.
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>cheers

Well Jim, I wish it were so. But, my experience is that there are a lot of people who aren't. It sounds like you might be a Reagan democrat (republican).<vbg>