http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103459,00.html
The Senate is expected to act this session on the $1 billion pro-marriage initiatives as part of its reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (search), also known as welfare reform. A similar bill passed the House on a partisan vote in February. "It is a bold step forward," said Rector, who asked why money should not be spent on strengthening whole families as well as aiding those that are broken. "Either you pick up Humpty-Dumpty after he falls off the wall or try to prevent him from falling in the first place."
and then a response
It's a gimmick to make a political statement," said Tom Coleman, lawyer and founder of Unmarried America, a civil rights organization for singles and domestic partners. "This whole idea of pressuring people to marry is going to backfire."
"I don't have any quarrel with the research. The problem I have with the government's approach is it is not treating this as a complex issue," said Ron Walters, director of the African-American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland. Walters said much of his problem with the proposal centers on its failure to address other challenges facing men and women in low-income and minority communities.
Although on the surface this looks like a good idea, I agree with Coleman as seeing this as just a political move, and you know against who. Pretty slick. The more marriage programs they can come up with, the more reasons they will have to deny gay marriages in states. it's a stretch I know, but it's my opinion. While I do not agree with gay marriages, legally I think they have a right to do so. This proposal will most likely have an immediate benefit yes, but look a few years down the road to the big picture. I am starting to get worried at all of these *immediate results* policies that Bush is coming up with.
