[isthisnickcool]

Can anyone point out where in the US Constitution is allows the president or Congress to take part of the public treasury and give it away as a gift to others?

[inquest]

AP cheers as our "conservative" president gives more money away to socialist kleptocracies.

But remember, we're supposed to revere him because of the way he really sticks it to the libs...

[Vaquero]

you cant throw money at Africa and expect it to solve any problems.....That continent needs to be left to its own devices and maybe...sooner or later....the right people will rise up turn this huge continent, just full of natural resources, into a great productive world class land of opportunity.
Throwing money at the problem props up petty dictators who ravage the land and fill their own pockets.

Bush is just playing the feel good game to try to endear himself to eurotrash and American leftist sob sisters... and he will accomplish nothing by it.

[BIGZ]

The administration said two weeks ago that aid to Africa has tripled since 2001; it plans to double the 2004 level to $8.6 billion by 2010.

Will this be a credit against reparations?

Africa, Africa, Africa, is So. Africa better after the fall of apartheid, is Zimbabwe better than Rhodesia.

The blame fostered on the United States for the failure of Africa is the much akin to the teaching of History in the United States School system. The Brain drain of Africans qualified to run Countries on the Continent is constant and the major cause of African failure. Why would educated individuals stay in a countries run by Dictators and thugs? This you do not see in the Media.

You also do not see in the Media that the United States had little to do with the Actual transportation and removal of slaves from Africa. The Muslims were among the first slave traders walking slaves out of Africa East. The seafaring nations, Portugal, France, Holland, Spain, England, escalated the trade. 5% of all slaves eventually came to the United States. The American school system's perception would have one believe that the United States was totally responsible for all African slavery.

[American Quilter]

I think President Bush is genuinely acting from kindness and pity for the appalling suffering in Africa. However, I agree that it is unconstitutional for our tax dollars to be used for this purpose. This should be left to private charities.

I also agree that though it might help a few individuals (very small return for the billions spent), the only real solution to Africa's problems is the overthrow of its tyrants, followed by the establishment of the rule of law and the protection of private property.

I'm sorry to see the President's continuing belief in big government action.

[Logical me]

The threads to this posting are right. What has poring billions of dollars to any foreign Country done for us. President Bush better get back to our problems that plague this Country. i.e. borders, forget SC, Leave Iraq to the Generals and concentrate on Supreme Court, etc.

[dinodino]

If we are going to shovel money at Africa, why don't we try to do some good through regime change? Zimbabwe looks like a nice place for a test of this strategy.

[traviskicks]

thanks Bush...

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