More Bush news…. tough. Like his predecessor, its apparent Bush is in full-blown legacy mode as his Presidency winds down but perhaps unlike his predecessor’s legacy, Bush is hoping to receive a little more good-will because of it. Bush is pushing Congressional lawmakers for a $30 billion/5 year commitment towards combating AIDS/HIV in Africa. Read article here.
Of course, any such well-intended efforts like this will always have to negotiate roadblocks as those put up by Democrats who are insisting Bush drop the prudish abstinence training and needle-exchange ban elements from his Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief thereby refusing to acknowlege it becomes far, far more difficult to acquire the HIV virus if one does not engage in sex or intravenous drug use.
Of course, any such well-intended efforts like this will always have to negotiate roadblocks as those put up by Democrats who are insisting Bush drop the prudish abstinence training and needle-exchange ban elements from his Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief thereby refusing to acknowlege it becomes far, far more difficult to acquire the HIV virus if one does not engage in sex or intravenous drug use.
As such, it also becomes far, far more difficult for us to believe the “cake and eat it too crowd” both here and abroad possess any real desire to actually solve some of this planet’s most pressing concerns when we read about this crap.
Aside from doing battle with nit-wits like Congressional Democrats, there seems to be unintended consequences, as well, to the global battle on AIDS/HIV as this article from the L.A. Times points out. Bill and Melinda Gates have poured billions of dollars of their own personal treasure into Africa to fight AIDS/HIV but according to this article, the War on AIDS has come at the expense of other health care needs as a disproportionate amount of money going to the AIDS/HIV fight has diverted attention and thus resources from things like basic pre and post-natal care as well as food and dietary needs.
Aside from doing battle with nit-wits like Congressional Democrats, there seems to be unintended consequences, as well, to the global battle on AIDS/HIV as this article from the L.A. Times points out. Bill and Melinda Gates have poured billions of dollars of their own personal treasure into Africa to fight AIDS/HIV but according to this article, the War on AIDS has come at the expense of other health care needs as a disproportionate amount of money going to the AIDS/HIV fight has diverted attention and thus resources from things like basic pre and post-natal care as well as food and dietary needs.
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Yay! More gifts bought by our grandchildren!
My, but the government is generous with those little kids' money, isn't it?
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