A spokesman in Amman said that, while its operations are fully funded, "no matter how much money we throw at it, it is never enough".
Despite the huge endowment and the Gateses' personal wealth, the foundation funded no program single-handedly; instead, it compelled other organizations, firms, and even countries to help underwrite programs.
Colleges and universities have always had their religious groups, even their chapels and chaplains, and although these catered to small minorities, their existence was not only accepted but funded, no sense of incongruity arising at the thought of having ancient fiat-backed superstitions preached in a place where rigorous questioning, evidence, research and debate are the aim.
"The Chamber of Commerce -- funded, no doubt, with a good deal of your money -- has launched a lavish, aggressive and misleading campaign to defeat the proposed independent agency," said Mr. Wolin, who, as deputy Treasury secretary, is helping to shape the Obama administration's proposal for a new federal entity charged with monitoring financial products sold to consumers.
And if TixToGo never gets funded, no one including Cordova gets paid.
So, let's see, the party that has railed against the science of climate change, the science of evolution, the science of stem cell research, never funded "No Child Left Behind," wants to cut teachers' job, and fought against making student loans easier -- for starters -- is now concerned about Americans not being properly informed and not understanding math?
