{"id":17509,"date":"2013-02-12T21:05:51","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T02:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17509"},"modified":"2013-02-12T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T02:05:51","slug":"giving-credit-where-credit-is-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17509","title":{"rendered":"Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due"},"content":{"rendered":"

The legacy for George W. Bush<\/a> won’t really be written for a number of years. I suspect President Bush will remain a controversial character because he was not a fiscal conservative and because of the war in Iraq<\/a>. However, there is one very positive aspect of his presidency that he is rarely given credit for.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Washington Post<\/a> posted an article about President Bush’s role in helping fight AIDS<\/a> in Africa. In his 2003 State of the Union address<\/a>, President Bush stated, \u201cTonight I propose the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a work of mercy beyond all current international efforts to help the people of Africa. This comprehensive plan will prevent 7\u2009million new AIDS infections, treat at least 2\u2009million people with life-extending drugs and provide humane care for millions of people suffering from AIDS and for children orphaned by AIDS.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The President then worked to make those words come true. President Bush launched The President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief<\/a> (PEPFAR<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

PEPFAR gathered the support of an odd coalition. Its congressional sponsors included Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), a pro-life leader, and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.<\/a>); Senate Republican Leader<\/a> Bill Frist of Tennessee and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). Religious conservatives joined with traditionally liberal health organizations to push for the measure. It was signed into law four months after it was announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Implementation was swift, under a theory that PEPFAR\u2019s first administrator, Ambassador Randall Tobias<\/a>, described as \u201cReady, fire, aim<\/a>.\u201d By late 2005 \u2014 with the help of PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria<\/a> \u2014 there were about 800,000 people on treatment. That number today is more than 5\u2009million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because of a few words in the State of the Union address and the willingness to put those words into practice, millions of people are alive today. That is impressive.\"Enhanced<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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