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In a heavily Republican district, Bates knows she's a long shot. But her frustration with Congress--two government shutdowns and a threat to default on the national debt--propelled her into the race. Though she feels the TIME/CQ Issues are too complex for a yes-or-no response, she...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "We need a balance in Congress. But we must cut with compassion. In the zeal to downsize government, we cannot sacrifice the most vulnerable among us--our senior citizens and our children."
He is careful to assure voters of his responsible fiscal practices but stresses his compassion on social issues including education, health care, the environment and welfare.
Speaking at the council meeting, Bob Tobin, a member of the Cambridge Clergy for Affordable Housing, said the campaign's plea provides the council with a chance to practice "politics of compassion."
Certainly, as even Williams stresses, our moral sentiments have lots of upside, including a heartening plasticity. They can be deployed less self-servingly than they were "designed" to be deployed. Darwin himself often felt pangs of concern about the plight of slaves, even though there were none in England to...