A new bill that is co-sponsored by Barak Obama and Democrat Senators Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Lugar, Richard Durbin, Chuck Hagel and Robert Menendez will increase foreign aid by the United States to a level that the UN dictates . Sugar coating it with a name no one could object to ;"Global Poverty Act,"(S.2433) , it essentially brings United States aid to levels that the UN has dictated in it's "Millennium Project "goals.(0.7% of GNP)

Jeffrey Sachs, who runs the U.N.'s "Millennium Project," says that the U.N. plan to force the U.S. to pay 0.7 percent of GNP in increased foreign aid spending would add $65 billion a year to what the U.S. already spends. Over a 13-year period, this amounts to $845 billion.

Does the US taxpayer gets the right to deduct from the contribution the cost of maintaining the global peace, maintaining and operating the GPS system and enforcing the UN armistice on the Korean Peninsula among others? I am sure the answer is, "no".

Obama has made his position clear . The candidate who will not wear an American flag on his lapel but allows his offices in Texas to fly banners of Che Guevara is taking his revolution global.

speechlesstx

Did you catch this by Chris Matthews?

LOL!

talaniman

I doubt Obama knew of the flag, and since he seems to be gaining momentum so fast, its a wonder someone didn't start slinging mud earlier. Its an attempt to derail his progress, in my opinion. Lets face it we haven't seen this much enthusiasm with a presidential candidate since Reagon. The fact new voters are signing up is impressive, and will be a real problem for John McCain, if Hillary doesn't win big in TEXAS. I do mean big.

NeedKarma

Never fear, our 'friends' in the Politics forum always have that covered.

speechlesstx

I acknowledged Obama wasn't responsible for the flag. I acknowledged he's done more than the 5 successful bills he's passed and said I like the guy. Where's the mud?

tomder55

slinging mud ? no I have to take a back seat to Clinton henchman Bob Kerry who raised the spectre of Obama's Muslim backround....or the the Clintoon hacks who suggested that Obama was dealing drugs

NeedKarma

Do they post on this website?

tomder55

no ; they take it national .

NeedKarma

I was referring to this website. I can't believe you couldn't figure that out.

Galveston1

Obama does read a teleprompter well!
It may be that those who do not live in this country take all this lightly, but to those of us who will have to put up with whoever gets elected, it is a very serious matter.

biggsie

I think it is AMAZING that Barak Obama -- has done as well as he has against The Clinton's

and Mc Cain is not someone I could vote for -- hard to decide which one deserves my vote