No room at the inn for Bronagh — and all the cutback victims

NO room at the inn. That’s the phrase running through my head this past week or so. I’ve read it in several different places, and I’ve heard it used in conversation.

No room at the inn. In one of the four or five richest countries in the world. A country whose economy is still growing, whose inflation rate is manageable, whose debt is coming down. A country whose society is young, articulate, gifted and the best educated in our long history.

No room at the inn. It's a phrase that paints a picture. A picture of a mean, cold and bitter place. A place where plenty doesn't guarantee a welcome. Where prosperity is not meant to be shared. Where those most at risk must fend for themselves.