[TexasCowboy]

"Dubya is a compassionate conservative, IMHO."

No, in this instance Dubya is a liberal.
Giving money to Africa is pouring it down a gopher hole, and it will achieve the same result - none.
I've lived there and worked there for many years, which is something that GW and his advisors have not done.

[annyokie]

I agree that much of the monies for these babies ends up in someone's pockey (look at UNICEF). I don't see the harm in trying to help the sick and down-trodden. We do need an oversight commitee, though, and not the UN.