57,000: The latest death toll in the Asian Tsunami.
$35,000,000: The amount of money the United States has committed to donate to relief at this time. Colin Powell is upset that some people think the US is being stingy.
$40,000,000: The fundraising goal for Bush's inauguration.
Yes, folks, that's right, we're spending more money to have a bunch of black tie parties for the president who went to a war we can't afford than we are on the hundreds of thousands of people in the world who actually, desperately need help.
How does the song go? "And I'm proud to be an American, 'cause at least I know I'm free..."
Posted by Jon at December 28, 2004 11:46 PM | TrackBack