Compassion

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 20, 2003). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

It looks suspiciously like Bush’s definition of ‘compassion’ is hanging out with minorities, as it’s something conspicuously absent in the rest of his photo album. As Lis pointed out first in Daily Kos’ comment thread, and then on her journal:

Looking at further photo albums on the site makes it more clear how anomalous the Compassion section is.

But the only non-whites in 15 Homeland Security images and 16 National Security are Powell and Rice, and I think there’s one African American park ranger off to the side in one photo of the 16 on the Environment.

In contrast, of 20 photos illustrating Compassion, 17 prominently show non-Caucasians; the other three are solo photos of Bush, but two of those are before the National Urban League and in front a map of Africa.

(via Kos, Len, and Atrios)