[ohioWfan]

And how do you know he didn't use his own money to help Americans?

The situation in Africa was dire and deadly from a humanitarian standpoint - nothing even close here in America - and in addition our national security interests were involved in keeping African countries stable. But that doesn't indicate that President Bush didn't use his resources to help Americans too.

He and VP Cheney give huge amounts of money to people in need. It's on the record.

(btw, Obama gives...............zero).

[SeekAndFind]

The situation in Africa was dire and deadly from a humanitarian standpoint - nothing even close here in America - and in addition our national security interests were involved in keeping African countries stable.

Just curious, who do you respond to some libertarian argument that says it is NOT the government's job to take tax payer money to fund humanitarian aid to other countries?

They argue that this amounts to charity BY FORCE.

It is INDIVIDUALS in society who GIVE out of their own generosity who must do this.