NO GREATER LOVE HATH ANY MAN FOR HIS FELLOWS: Beto O’Rourke could be living the high life in El Paso, but he’s sacrificing *everything* to run for president.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): It’s easy to mock Beto — and you probably should — but in his defense, not every charitable act shows up on your tax return. One thing I do is overtip, or tip people who don’t usually get tips, because that way I know where my money’s going and it’s helping someone who’s actually trying. Yesterday while my mom was in surgery, I tipped the maid who was cleaning the waiting room. She seemed surprised and at first didn’t want to take it, but I told her that what she did was important. My only regret is that I gave her a ten (it was the first bill I saw when I opened my wallet) and I wish I’d given her a twenty. And what she does is important, as anyone who’s been in a waiting room that wasn’t cleaned regularly can attest.
I especially like to tip cleaning people because one complaint a lot of them have is that people act like they’re invisible. Even when I don’t tip them I always try to smile and say hello, and if the circumstances are right to thank them for their work.