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2008-02-15 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2008-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 That is a HUGE relief. This White Man's Burden is HEAVY.

Posted by eLarson 2008-02-15 08:17|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2008-02-15 08:17|| Front Page Top

#2 How is this a renunciation of paternalism? Seems more like a shift from maternalism to me - going from "oh you poor, poor babies, have a cookie" to "here's a cookie, now shape up you slacker" isn't exactly abandonment.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-02-15 08:51|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-15 08:51|| Front Page Top

#3 The blood pile and human degradation was a lot less under paternalistic colonialism [except in the Belgium Congo].

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-15 09:13|| 2008-02-15 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 "But we are not naming names."

Exploitative?
[Cough..Cough]...China...[Cough]

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-02-15 10:34|| 2008-02-15 10:34|| Front Page Top

#5 You should take something for that cough, DepotGuy. Just be sure to read this first:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/world/americas/06poison.html

Posted by Darrell 2008-02-15 10:40|| 2008-02-15 10:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Bush's speech was largely aimed at Congress, which sets the foreign aid budgets

Congressional accountability for foreign aid and earmarks is a no-brainer in these days of tough budgetary cuts yet no one has ever demanded it before!!!! Sprint on home, Mr. President, and I hope the end of Colonialism in favor of freedom is your legacy.

Posted by Danielle 2008-02-15 12:08|| 2008-02-15 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Didn't Bush give his approval to the 'Obama' global UN Tax which would require us to give even more to the UN?

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-02-15 14:49|| 2008-02-15 14:49|| Front Page Top

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