With a new year, it's time for a new Dummocrats caption contest. Take a lot at the picture below of Kerry campaign advisor Mary Beth Cahill, George H.W. Bush and new RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman and give it your best, snarkiest caption.

The winner will have a small donation made in his or her name to the Mikolon Family Trust Fund. Ed Mikolon was killed in a car accident last month and his family (including a baby due on Valentine's Day) is going through some hard times.

I've made my position on charitable giving known in the past. Judging from the nearly $16 million donated to tsunami relief from Amazon alone, I'm not the only one who believes that. Along those sames lines, James e-mailed me a link to a great story about Davy Crockett.

One day in the House of Representatives a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The speaker was just about to put the question when Crockett arose: ...

We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.
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Mr. Speaker, I have said we have the right to give as much money of our own as we please. I am the poorest man on this floor. I cannot vote for this bill, but I will give one week's pay to the object, and if every member of Congress will do the same, it will amount to more than the bill asks.
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He took his seat. Nobody replied. The bill was put upon its passage, and, instead of passing unanimously, as was generally supposed, and as, no doubt, it would, but for that speech, it received but few votes, and, of course, was lost.

Conservatives often get a wrongfully deserved reputation as being heartless simply because they share Mr. Crockett's philosophy. Let's take this good opportunity to have a chance to help some folks who really need it and make fun of politicians.

"and i said, no, seriously Mr. President, it hasn't been photoshopped."

Submit entries to the comment section by the end of the day on Thursday. We'll pick a winner and will announce him or her here. If the winner has provided contact info, we'll contact the winner via email, get their name and make the donation to the Mikolon Family Trust Fund. So, make sure you provide your email in the comments or send it directly to james or me (it's "james at dummocrats.com" or "kris at dummocrats.com").