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June 10, 2004

Winning the war on the poor

Read Herbert on a textbook example of compassionate conservatism.

Representative Steve Holland, chairman of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee, told me this week: "My heart has been broken and crushed and stomped to pieces over this. I knew this was wrong."

He added, "This governor is my friend, but he's a Republican and his mantra is to starve this beast of big government in Mississippi."

I asked Mr. Holland if he thought Mississippi had a big government.

"Good God, no!" he said.

Posted by Norwood at June 10, 2004 10:45 PM
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