Posted on 08/04/2009 6:50:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Agreed. Charity based on borrowed money harms as much as it helps. The sad, and simple truth, is that the only way to really fix Africas AIDS problem is monogamy. Something the Africans seem unable to grasp.
BDS is moronic.
In addition, the stabilization of African countries prevented more terrorist hotbeds from developing.
I don't think you have any idea how catastrophic the situation was in Africa and how much this aid helped.
Let Republican and Democrat politicians show their compassion with their own money.
Africa is a bottomless pit and it only delays the inevitable to sink billions of dollars extorted from American taxpayers into feel good programs.
Me too!
I get so very tired of that cloud of worry over my head nowadays.
I knew the country was in good hands with George Bush.
While I didn’t agree with everything that he did, I truly miss having him in the White House. I am hopeful that history will remember him as a president who protected this nation in its darkest hours and who carried himself, at all times, with the dignity and humility that the office demands. He may not go down in history as the greatest president this nation as ever had, but as far as I’m concerned he is one of the finest men to have ever worked in the oval office.
I want to go to Bizzaro World too!
While I didn’t agree with everything that he did, I truly miss having him in the White House. I am hopeful that history will remember him as a president who protected this nation in its darkest hours and who carried himself, at all times, with the dignity and humility that the office demands. He may not go down in history as the greatest president this nation as ever had, but as far as I’m concerned he is one of the finest men to have ever worked in the oval office.
Exactly. If Republicans are going to behave like Democrats, people are going to eliminate the middle man and vote for Democrats.
(Unless, of course, we also want to take credit for the billions of dollars of our money going to ACORN, etc.)
I’ve been to Africa briefly. I understand the situation to at least a limited extent. I stand with many, including Africans, who believe that the right thing to do in Africa’s case, is to stop subsidizing behaviors that are dysfunctional. I wonder if you understand the situation here at home to the same level? Owing the Chinese money is not a good thing. Importing goods that we should be able to make at home at a competitive price is not a good thing. Zero is out to do some real damage to America, and we need to focus here. Rolling back job killing regulations and defeating cap and trade is a start, along with closing our borders and preventing the passage of socialized medicine. We’ve got our hands full. The rest of the world is going to have to help themselves for a while.
The beauty of this particular initiative is that it not only has a proper moral aspect, but it's also good policy in and of itself: saving lives in Africa now, will almost certainly end up saving us money and trouble in the future. In that sense, it's more like an investment.
Yawn.....
The last I read, the price tag is up to $45 billion, even though the original $15 billion was supposed to save money.
And to think, we could all be missing Gore or Kerry. Get some help.
I guess the stupid voters didn't have a say in electing Zero.....
The money and the drugs probably did very little. My guess is that an attitude shift came to Africa. Before it was that "Men will be men" and nothing can be done about it. Now, it is likely to be, something can be done about it "Men Behave!".
Oh, if only our own nation would repent "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is not just an option.
What if a president, on his own initiative, under no demands from staff or from supporters or opponents, set out to spend an unprecedented amount of money on AIDS in Africa, literally billions of dollars, at a time when the nation could not afford it, citing his faith as a primary motivation and, ultimately, saved more than a million lives? Wouldn't the story be front-page news, especially in top, liberal newspapers? Wouldn't it lead on CNN, MSNBC and the "CBS Evening News"? ...It all began in January 2003, during the State of the Union. In a completely unexpected announcement, Bush asked Congress for $15 billion for AIDS in Africa -- drugs, treatment and prevention.
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