Bush Refuses to Double Aid to Africa

“President Bush refused on Wednesday to budge on his administration’s opposition to doubling aid for Africa, a major proposal on the agenda for a summit meeting of industrial nations next month in Scotland.

Asked Wednesday about the issue, Mr. Bush said, “It doesn’t fit our budgetary process.”

TheStateOf: I wonder why it doesn’t fit into our “budgetary process?” Could it be that the $250B per year we sending to Iraq is getting in the way? South African President Thabo Mbeki had some interesting comments about Darfur during this joint press conference.