[dark_crystal]

Does anyone know why the Tea Party is mad about Obama's establishment of the President's Global Development Council?

(described as to help protect national security and further American economic, humanitarian, and strategic interests in the world, it is the policy of the Federal Government to promote and elevate development as a core pillar of American power and chart a course for development, diplomacy, and defense to reinforce and complement one another. As stated in the 2010 National Security Strategy and the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, the successful pursuit of development is essential to advancing our national security objectives: security, prosperity, respect for universal values, and a just and sustainable international order)

I only heard of it b/c my (rabidly Tea Party) aunt had the whitehouse.gov page linked on her facebook with the comment "another chip at our freedoms."

So I googled "President's Global Development Council" "tea party" and found (two identical!!! http://askmarion.wordpress.com/ and http://knowledgecreatespower.blogspot.com/) posts that just say "this is frightening!" with another link to the whitehouse.gov page.

But of the three sources there is no commentary at all on their problem with it....is it because "global development" is possibly a euphemism for "American aid to other countries" and any expenditure of tax dollars is a loss of freedom because taxation in general is anti-freedom?

Or is it just that Obama has done something, period, and anything he does is a "chip at our freedoms"??