Christmas Compassion - Bush Style
"Many of our fellow Americans still suffer from the effects of illness or poverty, others fight cruel addictions, or cope with division in their families, or grieve the loss of a loved one," President Bush said in his weekly radio address. "Christmastime reminds each of us that we have a duty to our fellow citizens, that we are called to love our neighbor just as we would like to be loved ourselves," Bush added. "By volunteering our time and talents where they are needed most, we help heal the sick, comfort those who suffer, and bring hope to those who despair, one heart and one soul at a time."
President Bush, Laura and the twins then drove to an inner city soup kitchen in Washington DC where they helped clean tables, served food to the hungry and sat down to listen to the woes of the downtrodden. The nation was so inspired by the example of the first family that they quickly clamored for a Constitutional amendment to abolish the two term limit on the Presidency. "George, wake up, you are talking in your sleep again", exclaimed Laura.
George awoke from his dream and his mind was seized by thoughts of the bombing of the Mosul military mess tent and the terrible loss of life. He immediately resolved to not just talk the talk, but to walk the walk. After a quick walk of a few steps, he was in the mess hall of the Marines who guard him at Camp David, where he treated them to a Presidential photo op. Then on the 26th, he left for Crawford to extend his record for the most vaction time taken by any President in American history.
Back at the DC soup kitchen, the volunteers finished cleaning up and sent the photographer home. Though they were disappointed the first family did not even stop by for a photo op, they each took home a photo of the volunteers and their dinner guests and wonderful memories of the joyful Christmas they had shared.
Here is an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the increase in the use of food stamps by the unemployed and the working poor since 2000:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/0/89E677A550F747D686256F6E007066EC?OpenDocument&Headline=Food+stamp+use+is+on+rise+across+U.S.++&tetl=1
President Bush, Laura and the twins then drove to an inner city soup kitchen in Washington DC where they helped clean tables, served food to the hungry and sat down to listen to the woes of the downtrodden. The nation was so inspired by the example of the first family that they quickly clamored for a Constitutional amendment to abolish the two term limit on the Presidency. "George, wake up, you are talking in your sleep again", exclaimed Laura.
George awoke from his dream and his mind was seized by thoughts of the bombing of the Mosul military mess tent and the terrible loss of life. He immediately resolved to not just talk the talk, but to walk the walk. After a quick walk of a few steps, he was in the mess hall of the Marines who guard him at Camp David, where he treated them to a Presidential photo op. Then on the 26th, he left for Crawford to extend his record for the most vaction time taken by any President in American history.
Back at the DC soup kitchen, the volunteers finished cleaning up and sent the photographer home. Though they were disappointed the first family did not even stop by for a photo op, they each took home a photo of the volunteers and their dinner guests and wonderful memories of the joyful Christmas they had shared.
Here is an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the increase in the use of food stamps by the unemployed and the working poor since 2000:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/0/89E677A550F747D686256F6E007066EC?OpenDocument&Headline=Food+stamp+use+is+on+rise+across+U.S.++&tetl=1
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