"David" wrote

Bush will not finance any science project that conflicts with the
Bible.

In other words, the probes might accidently run over God, while he
masturbates in some dark corner of Heaven.


Spending Taxpayers' Money-Surprising Differences Between China and the U.S.

China's CCTV recently broadcast a program titled "Letting the World Get to
Know China." Mayor Cui of Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, and Mayor
Ives from Redmond, Washington were guests of the show. The mayors discussed
the construction and development going on in their cities. Towards the end
of the program, both mayors extended an invitation to the other to visit.

Their responses show us some surprising differences in the two societies.
Both mayors happily accepted the other's invitation; however, Mayor Ives
said that a trip to China was not in her city's budget. She explained that
office expenses are paid for by the taxpayers' money and that a personal
trip to China would require sponsorship rather than having Redmond residents
pay for it.

In contrast, Mayor Cui cheerfully accepted the invitation to visit
Washington without any concern about travel expenses. He also told Mayor
Ives without hesitation that he would pay for all her travel expenses to
China, which were calculated to be more than five thousand U.S. dollars or
over 40,000 Chinese yuan.
....
In China, however, anything that is considered a "public issue" will get
full reimbursement. For that reason, Mayor Cui does not need to worry about
paying for his trip out of his own pocket and can also cover Mayor Ives's
travel expenses. Several decades of the Communist Party's corrupt rule have
encouraged officials from various levels of government to selfishly satisfy
their personal interests to travel by calling it a "public issue." Each year
these corrupt officials consume several hundred million yuan of China's
income.

By spending more than 80,000 yuan of Chinese taxpayers' money, Mayor Cui
will be able to indulge in traveling and sightseeing without contributing
anything positive to China or its people. How many mayors in China are like
Mayor Cui? Untold millions of yuan have vanished like this.
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The Chinese Ministry of Public Security estimates that approximately 500
corrupt CCP officials have fled overseas, taking with them combined assets
of US$8.46 billion. The corrupt officials have thus established an escape
path for others to follow: Transfer capital, send family members overseas,
prepare passports, abuse their power to enrich their pockets, quit their job
without notice and obtain legal resident status overseas.
....
Another abnormal phenomenon is that high-ranking CCP officials, who claim to
be atheistic, are frequently seen visiting temples, burning joss sticks and
seeking out the Buddha's blessing.
....
The recent phenomenon of high-ranking CCP officials seeking blessings from
gods and Buddha is a confirmation of the ancient saying of "Clinging to
Buddha's feet with one's last breath."
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One Web user, Mr. Hebin reminds us that mice know when disaster approaches.
In English, it is said that rats will desert a sinking ship. It is not
difficult to deduce that the CCP will soon collapse while all of its high
officials flee the country in plain sight.

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