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When historians hunt for telling moments in the 1996 Donorgate scandal, they may point to a White House coffee in December 1995 when would-be giver RUBEN VELEZ, apparently unaware of the law against contributing in the Executive Mansion, tried to hand over five checks. Velez, Puerto Rico's biggest builder, may have had more than protocol on his mind...
...vicarious fulfillment. One wants to see oneself as a good and giving person. There is nothing wrong in that, but it can't be the only goal. The ultimate goal must be a change in the system in which both the giver and taker live." She doesn't like the word charity except in the sense of caritas, love. "Love," she said, "is not based on marking people up by assets and virtues. Love is based on the mystery of the person, who is unfathomable and is going somewhere I will never know...
...Eliminate the $25,000 federal yearly giving limit. Notwithstanding the conduct of the present Administration, the real truth about political money is that it generally buys nothing. Political money doesn't confer power on the giver; it confers it on the recipient. We should allow individuals to contribute, within the law, to as many campaigns as they want. (Note to Democrats: this helps you, as Democrats get substantially more large individual contributions than Republicans...
...post-Menendez brothers era, it's hard to accept the criminal as a victim and truly sympathize with someone like Alan. It's also (perhaps intentionally) hard to commiserate with Dr. Dysart, who comes off as more of a middle-aged yuppie whiner than a genuine care-giver. Nevertheless, the doctor does succeed in exposing the complexities of what seemed to be an open-and-shut case of guilt. While most viewers probably still end up condemning the boy for his crime, the rush to judgment is not nearly as hasty or eager as at the beginning of the play...
...come to accept heaven as an eternal gift for attempting to live my life with God, not man, as my mentor [RELIGION, March 24]. As with any gift, knowing what's under the wrappings before the designated time removes all the joy of the unwrapping intended by the giver. If heaven has no relationship to time, space or place, why waste human energy trying to put it in a box. Such are the matters of faith. ROBERT L. MINNER Broomfield, Colorado...