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In reply to the discussion: Rick Santorum, you are a cruel, insensitive SOB [View all]Grammy23
(5,815 posts)I actually found myself in tears when I realized that the discussion was turning into an academic discussion of policy. So dispassionate they could have been discussing the weather. And people's lives are at stake when they don't have heat in their homes during winter. And extreme heat in the summer is just as dangerous. People can and do die every year in extreme heat or cold. I guess when you have no direct contact with people in that situation you cannot really understand it, but damn, even a child can have compassion for the less fortunate without even knowing them personally. My seven year old granddaughter rang the bell for the Salvation Army kettle this year (along with her 10 yr. old brother) and they were fully aware that the money was going to help those less fortunate than them. And they were proud to do it and actually excited to be able to help. What is wrong with these grown men who are so heartless and don't have the insight that a child has? Guess that includes some women because if Michelle Bachmann had been on that stage she would have agreed with them.