Just heard on CNN that we've finally been shamed into increasing our contribution to the relief effort from the original $15 million (and later $35MM) to $350 million. Another opportunity to show solidarity with the world is lost. Shame on Bush.
I'll post a link once it appears. For now there is only an alert on the cnn front page: http://www.cnn.com/
Update [2004-12-31 13:25:29 by jmelli]: CNN has posted an article on this: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/index.html
Leahy is right on:
Sen. Patrick Leahy Thursday said the intial U.S. offer "gave the wrong impression to the rest of the world."
"That's about half of what the little country of Spain is spending," the Vermont Democrat said. "We have to spend a great deal more than that. We should have been eagerly telling that part of the word, especially the Muslim part of that world, that we here in America are generous, a good people, and we are strongly committed to help them."