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June 26, 2005
HULLO ... HULLO? THIS IS THE WHITE HOUSE CALLING
When it comes to ending poverty in Africa, David Brooks says economist Jeffrey Sachs is all wrong. Sachs is a liberal. Too trusting that Africans will do the right thing if given the chance. Brooks sides with Georgie Boy on Africa, 'cuz Georgie's a conservative. He doesn't trust Africans to do anything right. Sachs wants to distribute mosquito netting to control malaria. Brooks says that's crazy: "Conservatives appreciate the crooked timber of humanity ... You can give people mosquito nets to prevent malaria, but they might use them instead to catch fish." Hell, they wouldn't know one end of a telephone from the other.
Posted by jherman at June 26, 2005 02:29 PM
