What exactly is "compassionate conservatism"?

Question

How has Bush's administration carried out that policy? Has he ever been compassionate?

Answer 1

In the street, they call it murder...

Jamrock Marley

Answer 2

definitely an oxymoron.

The only thing Bush has been compassionate to is the rich, big business, oil producing countries and companies, multinational corporations, and war profiteering contractors such as Blackwater and Halliburton.

He basically told a lie when spoke of compassionate conservatism...it was just one of those slight of hand things that policians do to get themselves elected.  In that case he wanted to say that while he was a conservative, he would not be an extreme conservative ideologue and have sympathy for those who  are less fortunate.  Well obviously Bush is the most extreme conservative ideologue I have seen of the 7 U.S. presidents that I have personally observed. He not only was extreme, he was ultraextreme in the sense that reality and truth were no longer even important......   they said whatever they felt helped their cause even if they knew it was false.

Answer 3

An oxymoron.