Tsunami follow-up

I'm glad that we increased our federal aid to the Tsunami victims to $350 million but it's still not enough. Japan, a country not even one fifth the US, is giving $500 million. Yes, we are sending our military. Yes, American citizens are giving large amounts. But we have spent $300 BILLION on Iraq (almost 1000 times more than we are giving in humanitarian aid).

We are trying to win hearts and minds throughout the globe and Bush sat on his ass, for 4 days, on vacation in Crawford before coming out with minor compassionate increase. Now Bush loves his vacations. By August 2003 he had taken 250 days off. Bill Clinton, in his entire Presidency, all eight years, only took 152 days. But this may be the largest natural disaster in recorded history. It certainly is in the modern era. Here is the perfect opportunity to gain back some respect and Bush blows it. This is what his spokesman said the President's schedule was on Tuesday December 28

MR. DUFFY: The President is continuing to think about the Inauguration and the State of the Union speech; he's clearing some brush this morning; I think he has some friends coming in either today or tomorrow that he enjoys hosting; he's doing some biking and exercising as he normally does, taking walks with the First Lady; and thinking about what he wants to accomplish in the second term.

He's not calling foreign leaders trying to drum up aid. He's not working with congress to find more money for aid. He's not meeting with military leaders putting together a relief effort. He's clearing even more brush at the, grrrr, Western White House.

This guy isn't compassionate or conservative. He's a brush clearing stooge. We the people, nay, the entire world, deserve better.