Post-Mortem Blues

[H2O Man]

14. Well said.

I think that society's failure in this way provides a good measure for much of the social decay we are witnessing. I could puke when I hear republicans saying we are a "christian nation."

I think it is an important investment. For example, frequently we have found that the best people for teaching "parenting skills" to young parents are women over the age of fifty. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has studied the history of families. By also serving as family advocates, it reduces the initial resentment that "the system" is running the parents' lives. I ran a county-wide program that provided this service. It wasn't often seen as a punishment. And it isn't as expensive in the long run as not providing it.

I could go on and on. But I'll end by saying I've only seen republicans opposed to spending money on this. So I could also puke when I hear them talking about "family values."