$1.5 Billion to Save Marriage
By Byron LaMasters
Now, this is really stupid:
For months, administration officials have worked with conservative groups on the proposal, which would provide at least $1.5 billion for training to help couples develop interpersonal skills that sustain "healthy marriages."
The officials said they believed that the measure was especially timely because they were facing pressure from conservatives eager to see the federal government defend traditional marriage, after a decision by the highest court in Massachusetts. The court ruled in November that gay couples had a right to marry under the state's Constitution.
"This is a way for the president to address the concerns of conservatives and to solidify his conservative base," a presidential adviser said.
$1.5 Billion to nanny people about marriage? Geez...
Via Oliver Willis.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at January 15, 2004 03:22 PM
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OTOH, cut them a bit of slack: the divorce rate in this country is a colossal embarrasment; perhaps calling it "training" and funding it out of the tax coffers is a way they can get some of their own Conservatives who need but would never go to "marriage counseling" to attend before their relationships degenerate to spousal abuse, divorce, or both. Lord knows, many of their constituents need help with interpersonal skills....
