Compassionate 

Able to understand people's feelings from personal experience.

The old widow was compassionate when she heard about death,because of her husband.

Compassionate by SomeoneNew August 23, 2011

compassionate 

Inclined to pity or mercy.
Thesaurus: benevolent, supportive, charitable, sympathetic, tender, humane, caring, feeling, indulgent, lenient; Antonym: cold-hearted. Merciful. (from AllWords.com)
"HELPFUL" is not in 'compassionate'definition.This word has been carefully selected to be associated to conservatism.

Bush compassionate conservatism

compassionate by Roger Lemaitre July 20, 2008

Compassionate Bastard 

A person who follows the social and political philosophy of Compassionate Bastardism.

A Compassionate Bastard wants to live in a world where it is not necessary to be confronted by beggars or demands for handouts from charities. Governments are responsible for proving for their citizens and in a Compassionate Bastard system you could be as big a bastard as you liked, focussing on your own well-being and lifestyle reassured that everyone’s basic needs would be taken care of, yet not feel that you are being taken advantage of with over-taxation or rewarding of the lazy.

Compassionate Bastard by Compassionate Bastard August 26, 2009

Compassionate Bastardism 

It is a social and political philosophy which encourages people to face up to their own rather nasty human nature and describes policies to protect society.

Compassionate Bastardism is about accepting that we are all bastards and harnessing the greed that drives the majority, but at the same time ensuring that everyone is provided with the means to survive.

Compassionate Bastardism holds that if you want a fair society you have to be a bastard about being compassionate so that your compassion can go to the people that really need it and it cannot be taken advantage of by the bastards.

Compassionate Bastardism by Compassionate Bastard August 25, 2009

Compassionate Sex

Something more than casual sex, something more than “no strings attached” sex, compassionate sex is something beautiful, enjoyable, and amazing!

It’s a passionate sexual experience between two people that have a strong desire to care, and share, and please each other, ie “Making Love” with limited or restricted emotions.

Every time he touches me, every time we are together it’s more than casual, it’s more than just a random lay… it’s passionate, and compassionate, compassionate sex!

Compassionate Sex by Just Me C July 1, 2009

compassionate conservatism 

A phrase coined by the Republicans for the 2000 presidential election in an effort to divert focus from the fact that in recent history the party had not been known for its compassion. Thus, a camouflage over reality, a diversion of attention from unflattering fact, a ruse, a marketing gimmick to cover up a weakness by asserting that you actually have the strength when you don’t.

“In his Inaugural Address, the President called on Americans to become citizens, not spectators. Since that time the President has used compassionate conservatism as his governing philosophy as the Administration has moved to tackle some of society's toughest assignments, such as educating our children, fighting poverty at home, and helping poor countries around the globe.”

compassionate conservatism by Bill Garnett July 22, 2004

Compassionate Conservative 

One with mostly conservative views but who wants to differentiate themselves from the more hard-line conservatives of old.

Robin Williams: Compassionate conservative. I don't know what that is, it sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.

Compassionate Conservative by nycemt83 July 21, 2007