Japan just upped donation to 500 million

[MaryH]

Good for them.

Now if the aid would just get to the people who need it.

[asjr]

1. We now have a game of one upmanship. Wonder how far

our pResident will go?

[Ezlivin]

2. Can we just put the tsunami donations on eBay?

Then we can all watch the number get driven higher.

[yankeedem]

3. Man of the year, 2005

That fellow from the UN who made the comment that wealthy countries should do more. He has singlehandedly shamed the world's powers into upping their contributions by nearly a billion dollars and counting.

[bpilgrim]

4. i'll second that =)

:toast:

Jan Egeland

peace

[alcuno]

5. Too bad Time never actually waits until the end of the year for their pick

I think that you are right about the UN guy.

[gnofg]

6. Narcissism

Of course Bush and the repubs thought that the statement was only directed at them. What a bunch of small men and women.

[theycanbiteme]

7. Good way to dump useless currency IMHO...