Driving back from my hour walk with Hal and Charlie this morning, I heard just a bleat of Rush Limbaugh this morning.  I could barely believe my ears.  Limbaugh was, as usual, trying to get a purchase on Obama's character for assassination.  The best he could come up with in the short time I listened was to criticize Obama's urging of young people to "give back" to their communities by opting for government or nonprofit jobs rather than private sector jobs.

If Limbaugh had left it at that, I suppose he could have had a minor point.  These kids haven't really earned much yet, so they may not want to give back until they have a few dollars in the bank.

But Limbaugh went on to question the whole concept of giving back.  According to him, it's all some sort of guilt trip based on the idea that

a) You cheated somehow to get ahead or

b) You don't deserve what you earned.

Here's a newsflash for Limbaugh and the ditto-heads:  Giving back is NOT about guilt or unworthiness.  It's not an evil conspiracy to get into your pockets.

People who choose to share their skills, talents or money with those members of our society who need it most are more often motivated by a sense of compassion, of generosity, and a common sense of shared humanity.

Yes, Rush.  That's right.  You share humanity with all those terrible folks upon whom you look down from your lofty heights.  In you, that seems to motivate disdain.  In others, it motivates humanity.

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