"We Live In A Political World"

See, it's when Bush pulls crap like this that I really have to wonder how anyone can support the man.

"Gee, I don't like people having sex, so we're gonna stop promoting condom usage in Africa and just tell them all to abstain from sex. 'Cause that works so well with our own teenagers." Regardless of your stance on premarital sex or any sexual activity outside of marriage, you have to face the facts that even monogamous, heterosexual relationships in sub-Saharan Africa, so many people already have AIDS that even if you're only having sex with your spouse, there's a good chance at least one of you already has AIDS. The statistic was something like 40% in some countries, and that's only going to get higher with the sort of absurd policies Bush is putting forth. Do we have to wait until HIV and AIDS rates are that high in America before we start trying to do something about it? Or does it have to affect our access to oil before we start taking some sort of action?

Bah. I hate getting political, but things like this just really upset me. If Bush is a Christian as he so often claims, why the hell isn't he trying to actually ease people's suffering? Why isn't he trying to make a positive change in the world instead of just running around willy-nilly doing whatever he damn well pleases? I mean, he's giving money to groups that have no idea how to deal with the AIDS epidemic and taking it away from groups that have proven time and again that their methods are effective and already having a noticeable impact (the HIV/AIDS rate in Uganda, for example, dropped significantly with the condom usage and sex education tactics).

I just keep hoping more people recognize the current administration's lack of caring for humanity or anyone else's opinions, and that we shut them down on every possible front. I still maintain that Bush is no man of God, despite his claims, because it seems to me that he has a very narrow definition of mercy and forgiveness (so long as you believe exactly as he does, you're probably okay).

Forget it. I'm going to bed before I fume anymore.

~chuck

Song of the Moment: Eagles, "Peaceful, Easy Feeling"