[library user]

Not giving Brokeback Church any of my $$$.

[Matchett-PI]

900,000. shortfall, huh? Don't want to open your books to scrutiny, huh?

So how much of that shortfall is due to getting involved in the politically-driven "Creation Care" Greenie shake-down scam and his wife's "calling" to get his church involved in politically-driven AIDS shake-down scam.

Following the lead of his wife, Kay, Warren also has championed the fight against AIDS in Africa, rallying support for U.S. relief programs.

2006 RICK WARREN: Obama is "amazing" and has "got the stuff" to be Prez...

"Remember back when Rick Warren was adamantly denying that his inviting Barack Obama to his HIV conference had anything to do with politics? Well - if that's the case - why is it that he's now TALKING POLITICS on CNN and sending the message that "Obama's Da Man"? Warren also says the reason he believes Obama would be such a good President is because of his character. And other than the whole killing the most vulnerable amongst us both in and out of the womb - who could argue? It must be Purpose Driven DoubleSpeak."

Deal Reached On Global AIDS Bill ($50 BILLION!)
CBSNEWS ^ | Jun 25, 2008 | Daniel W. Reilly HERE

(The Politico) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Wednesday night that lawmakers from both parties had agreed “in principal” on a deal to move a massive international AIDS relief package.

The $50 billion program to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria abroad had been stalled in the Senate for months after clearing the House earlier this year.

Several Republican senators, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) had objected to the manner in which some of the AIDS funding was to be distributed in the bill.

Reid announced the breakthrough in a statement Wednesday night, however he did not offer any specifics on the compromise.

“Now that we have an agreement in principle, my strong preference would be to get this bill done this week,” said Reid. “We should be able to do this quickly and easily – and it should be done before President Bush goes to the G-8 Summit next week. That would send an important message to the world that our country’s commitment to fight HIV/AIDS has not wavered.”

Reid said he hoped his Republican colleagues would agree to pass the bill by unanimous consent, thus avoiding a protracted debate on the issue which has broad bipartisan support.

He also said he was “confident” that Republicans would agree to the agreement, although Reid did say lawmakers were still waiting on the final text of the bill.

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[WallStreetCapitalist]

You know, I don’t think I ever realized that the STATE of California has more people than the NATION of Canada (36 million vs. 33 million according to Wikipedia). The idea that Japan has 4x-5x more people than Canada also seems odd.

Must be the tiny island vs. the giant land mass thing.

[nhwingut]

[FelixFelicis]

Souns like the Stste of California in microcosm.

[Finny]

Warren, in a recent interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, said the number one thing he believes American politicians need to do domestically is “get America back to work.”

Rick, wake up. The only way politicians can "get America back to work" is to GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY.

Walter Williams on Rush today was describing how using the government to "create jobs" was like bailing water out of the deep end of a swimming pool and dumping it into the shallow end to raise the water level.