Monday, April 07, 2008

"The Bush regime has been divisive — but not in Africa. I read it has been incompetent — but not in Africa. It has created bitterness — but not here in Africa. Here, his administration has saved millions of lives."

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717934,00.html
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-Dave said...

I appreciate the article all the more because of the writer's disagreement with President Bush over the war in Iraq.

I wonder how refined this principle is for him: "One thing I will say: Human suffering should preempt commercial interest."

The capitalist will tend to say that following commercial interest best removes human suffering in the long run. A government interventionist will tend to say that to eliminate X human suffering (poverty, hunger, singler payer health care, government housing, mandated parks, etc) it is allowable to encroach on Y commercial interest (taxes, mandates, quotas, etc.)

It's an easy statement that anyone can agree with. But it's tough in the details, because both sides believe they are pursuing that end.

3:50 PM
Kenny said...

To me, you raise an important point. Although the Democrats are known for being better for the poor, the Republicans have a reasonable argument that they are actually better.

But, in reverse, this doesn't hold true on an issue like abortion.

7:47 AM

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