I'm sorry to post this here, but I am absolutely ASTOUNDED by this!

[gateley]

As U.S. heating aid drops, Venezuela chips in

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3264870&mesg_id=3264870

[Muttocracy]

1. I remember this a couple of years ago but hadn't heard about it

yep, we're getting foreign aid from evil S. American country. While we spend billions to control the middle east oil region and fail at that.

And Chinese $$ keeps our government afloat.

Gotta pull out my ol' history books and reread the part about the fall of the British or Roman empires...

[gateley]

2. Yeah, somebody

in that thread mentioned this wasn't NEW news.

How can this NOT be Headlines?

I e-mailed my senators and congresspeople -- I'm sure it did a LOT of good.

What I think I'll do is e-mail the news outlets and badger them about it.

[gateley]

3. I just e-mailed Cafferty on CNN --

and lied (blush) saying it was in response to the question he asked on his show. Didn't know how else to get through to him.

I need to walk away. I can't express the level of my utter disbelief and disgust.

[jillan]

4. It is crazy how Chavez alway chips in to help.

He wanted to help after Katrina as well.

I dunno - I don't trust him.....why does he do this?

Biden! Please tell us what he is up to!

[gateley]

5. Hell, I'll take is oil

but the fact that the US is in the position where it won't take care of its own citizens and an outside nation offers help is beyond belief. This is America???? If Joe was in office, the funding wouldn't have been cut, and would probably have been increased. I've no doubt in my mind.