Thursday
Jun242004
BUSH and AIDS: Talk Is Cheap
Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 02:53AM
Administration has constantly underfunded its own program
President Bush reiterated his commitment to fighting AIDS yesterday, but once again the president was long on rhetoric and short on action. Rather than responding forcefully to what he called " a great tragedy ," Bush gave no sign he would depart from a " go it alone approach " that has led him to underfund his own initiative, cut support to international aid groups fighting the disease, rely heavily on unproven abstinence-training, and obstruct access to the cheapest AIDS medication. In addition, the president dissembled about his commitment to working with global AIDS organizations and his role in pushing funding through Congress. [more]
President Bush reiterated his commitment to fighting AIDS yesterday, but once again the president was long on rhetoric and short on action. Rather than responding forcefully to what he called " a great tragedy ," Bush gave no sign he would depart from a " go it alone approach " that has led him to underfund his own initiative, cut support to international aid groups fighting the disease, rely heavily on unproven abstinence-training, and obstruct access to the cheapest AIDS medication. In addition, the president dissembled about his commitment to working with global AIDS organizations and his role in pushing funding through Congress. [more]