Hi, Ed, I read in the paper that the U.S. sent $1 billion in aid to the Eastern European nation of Georgia. A lot of people in this country are getting their houses foreclosed, and they’re sending a billion dollars to Georgia? Let them take care of our own.

Georgia on my Mind

There are so many foreign-aid scenarios that prompt similar sentiments. But the U.S. is a world player. Let’s hope there’s a method to the madness.— Ed. Note