We are desperate for reform in every arena. I wonder why no one seems to mention the cost to taxpayers for housing adult offenders who are incarerated!!! Imagine the possibilities if we really invested in our young children! In the county I live in, 65% of the children under the age of five years old are in the care of those other than their parents (okay...maybe a good thing for some kids)...but with that kind of information, we as a community ought to consider what is in the best interest of our children and our future. Children deserve better than what we have been able to provide! And, McCain's statements are incredible regarding Head Start. While I am not a big fan of the Head Start programs, let's face it! It's the best we've got! Head Start programs spend hours documenting (for accountability sake, what the benefits are of this program....outcomes! We are big on that. For anyone to even question the benefit of a Head Start program and/or universal preschool needs their heads examined. But then again, Sarah Palin happens to be an expert of children having special needs now that she has given birth to a child having Down's Syndrome!!! Come on! McCain kept referring to autism as if it is the same as a child having Down's Syndrome! Whoopsie...didn't work! The story line is set.....old guy with negative attacks that don't seem to work too well. Doesn't serve him well! Children and their families deserve better and our society needs us to do better! We have no choice.
Wouldn't it be great if we got a national leader who really does put children first and their politcal agenda second....or third....????
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