Bush, tellin' them Southern Baptists what they want to hear, pardner.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

President Addresses Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Via Satellite

11:55 A.M. EDT

Building a more compassionate society starts with preserving the source of compassion -- the family. Strong families teach children to live moral lives and help us pass down the values that define a caring society. And Southern Baptists are practicing compassion by defending the family and the sacred institution of marriage. Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be re-defined by local officials and activist judges. For the good of families, children, and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage.

And for the good of our legal system, I will also continue to nominate federal judges who faithfully interpret the law and do not legislate from the bench. Every judicial nominee deserves an up or down vote on the floor of the United States Senate, and I thank you for your strong support of the fair-minded jurists I have named to the federal courts.

A compassionate society will not sanction the creation of life only to destroy it. At the White House I recently met with 21 remarkable families, each of whom either adopted or gave up for adoption frozen embryos that remained after fertility treatments. The children I met confirm our shared belief that America can pursue the tremendous possibilities of science and at the same time remain an ethical and compassionate society. With your continued dedication and work, we will continue building a culture of life in America, and America will be better off for it.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050621-3.html

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Would someone ask W to define 'compassion'. I sincerely do not

believe he (or his speech writer) has a clue! It sure is news to me that families are the source of compassion!!

[Dr.Phool]

2. Talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Right after the election, and he was through using these people, he said he wouldn't push for a marriage amendment.

[magellan]

3. There's only one appropriate response:

[louis-t]

4. Blibbity blah, blah blah, shared values, blih blah,

compassion, blabbity bleh, American people want blah blah, up or down vote bleh, culture of life ble blibbity blah...Satan B*sh has spoken.