Bush in Brush

President and Laura Bush are leaving for Africa today.

If there is any bright spot in the work of the current Bush Administration, perhaps it is in Africa. Due the proding by the likes of Bono and the One Campaign.

"This is an exciting moment.

In large part because of the advocacy work done by ONE members and other organizations involved in the fight to save lives, President Bush and the Congress have made major strides.
The number of Africans surviving HIV/AIDS thanks to life-saving medical treatment has increased ten-fold.
There are 2.3 million bed nets protecting African children from malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
There are more jobs and greater opportunities, especially for women and families to break away from the cycle of brutal, extreme poverty.
And there are new governments who are working hard to increase democracy and opportunity for their people in countries like Liberia, where President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made transparency and accountability a driving force in her government reform plan."

More needs to be done, of course, but let's give credit where credit is due.