Compassion is not a luxury

The recent attacks in Paris and the refugee crisis has brought about a shit storm on social media.  Everyone has an idea about how to handle it and if USA should  be more involved.

Well I think we should go to the experts for advice. Let's ask some Jewish people how we should help, they certainly world be able to identify with the refugees.  Then we can ask the soldiers who liberated the concentration camps what they think. 

Move up a war or two and ask those who had to flee from Milosevic in Kosovo in the 90s. The genocide there brought a wonderful group of new Americans to our shore.  As I recall many churches sponsored families and helped them find jobs,  apartments and food .  Ask those people if they were thankful to get away from soldiers stealing their 13 year old daughters from the home and returning them in the morning almost bleeding to death from being raped all night.  Ask the soldiers who served there if anything was settled 10 years later.  They will say no.  And despite that they felt good about doing their jobs,  keeping the peace with the UN because they knew humans need to help other humans.

We are defined by our compassion and selflessness.  The need to put others above ourselves is what makes us different from most species of animals. 

So, let's ask the experts about helping the Syrian refugees. ..Ask them how and how many we should help,  if any.

I have no doubt the answer will be to help as many as we can with as much as we can share. Period!

People who are incapable of doing their jobs should be fired

I am surprised at the fact that our state legislators still have a job.  In most jobs if you are an incompetent boob you get fired.  But not politicians!

I work at a special needs school.  The latest threat due to no budget is that the buses will not be funded to bring our students to school.  So parents of children in wheel chairs and with challenges that include cognitive disabilities, autism, and emotional support, just to name a few, have to provide their own transportation.

Imagine your mornings with a typical kid and think what these parents will have to go through.

I believe the legislators who cannot do their job and pass this budget should have to provide transportation for our students. It's the least they could do for these poor parents. 

Honestly,  besides  weatherman,  only our elected officials are allowed to mess up 90 % of the time and keep their jobs.