H/T Pete
The Senate recently rejected critical support to our nation’s veterans. The poor in America are under constant attack. Sup­port for the needs of people with disabilities and other at-risk Americans is dangerously erod­ed. The non-working elderly face constant threats to Social Security and Medicare. Every day, a greater number of so ­called “leaders” in America seem to believe that our most vulnerable citizens are essen­tially a drag on the economy and a waste of their time.

While there certainly are still a lot of caring Americans who strive to help the more vul­nerable, a great many in leader­ship roles, as well as an alarm­ing number of average Amer­icans, openly express disdain for the disabled, the poor, the elderly and even for our brave veterans. When greed and self ­interest outweigh respect and support for the most vulnerable, then as a nation we have aban­doned our humanity and dis­carded the ideals upon which America was founded.

CLARKSON