Brrrrr!!! Not so fast George

A look at George W. Bush with his veto pen one begins to wonder what happened to the man who spoke of "compassionate conservatism"? Democrats and Republicans had the decency to pass a bill in the Senate that would expand funding for Home Heating and Energy Assistance for the elderly and poor . An end to the war to bring our troops out of harms, a healthcare bill to cover modest living familes children both veoted, and now a threat to veto this http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2332811920071024

Senator Harkin of Iowa was kind in his suggestion that the President is "getting bad advice". Here's my take...It has been clear with this White House, that once you begin following the money you find greed, contemp for the little guys (minorities, the poor, the sick, and the elderly), and a group who would rather blow things up for their amusement. Thanks for the good line Rep. Stark (I won't be issuing a an apology). Social programs, with all of their flaws, are a crutch for society. Granted, there are those who abuse benefits, but the number who do not outnumber the lazy. As a recipient of energy assistance, I would like to applaud the Senators who voted to make this bill veto proof.

The Dept. Of Health and Human Services are overwhelmed with masses of poor and elderly folks at this time of year. I stood in that line last year, it is not a good time. Some people manipulate the benefits over and over, most simply look at their income, the news of heating costs going up, and simply fear freezing their butts off in cold America now through March. People in general prefer a hand up, not a hand out, yet in these trying times of low wages, transportation needs, health care, food, and then get hit with energy bills. It is scary. We should not expect of elected officials to be casual when voting on helping their constituients, but compassionate enough to give Dept's like Health and Human Services the tools they need to screen applicants, and provide well maintained funds to help them prevent sickness, and further financial despair.