Mr. Morals Resigns
While it may not rank up there with Sen. McCain's Baghdad Stroll in terms of news excitement, the resignation of Wade Horn is certainly worth noting. From an AP report published in yesterday's Sacramento Bee:
Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.
In the Department of Health and Human Services, Horn oversaw a $46 billion budget and 65 programs that serve vulnerable children and families. He is best known for his work on issues embraced by social conservatives, such as more money for faith-based groups and organizations that work to help couples improve their marriage.
Republicans gave some of those programs significant funding increases when they were in the majority. For example, Congress set aside for the next five years up to $100 million a year to promote marriage and $50 million a year to produce committed fathers. Similar expansions may be harder to come by with a Democratic majority. [Emphasis added]
Mr. Horn, perhaps cognizant that his job will be far less expansive under Democrats, is moving on to Deloitte & Touche. The article didn't mention what the child psychologist's job would be at the venerable accounting firm. Given his zeal for abstinence-only sex education and his drive to promote marriage, one wonders what kinds of problems CPAs have been manifesting.
Be that as it may, the White House has another slot to fill. Hopefully the proposed appointee isn't confirmed as readily as Mr. Horn was back in July, 2001. Perhaps the Senate could check on what the appointee has in mind for sex education, especially as it relates to the deadly abstinence-only program. Perhaps they could also explore what the appointee knows about the Constitution, especially that part that recognizes the concept of the separation of church and state.
And maybe this Congress will be a bit more sensible on the Department of Health and Human Services Funding. $50 million a year for "producing committed fathers" does seem a bit rich.
Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.
In the Department of Health and Human Services, Horn oversaw a $46 billion budget and 65 programs that serve vulnerable children and families. He is best known for his work on issues embraced by social conservatives, such as more money for faith-based groups and organizations that work to help couples improve their marriage.
Republicans gave some of those programs significant funding increases when they were in the majority. For example, Congress set aside for the next five years up to $100 million a year to promote marriage and $50 million a year to produce committed fathers. Similar expansions may be harder to come by with a Democratic majority. [Emphasis added]
Mr. Horn, perhaps cognizant that his job will be far less expansive under Democrats, is moving on to Deloitte & Touche. The article didn't mention what the child psychologist's job would be at the venerable accounting firm. Given his zeal for abstinence-only sex education and his drive to promote marriage, one wonders what kinds of problems CPAs have been manifesting.
Be that as it may, the White House has another slot to fill. Hopefully the proposed appointee isn't confirmed as readily as Mr. Horn was back in July, 2001. Perhaps the Senate could check on what the appointee has in mind for sex education, especially as it relates to the deadly abstinence-only program. Perhaps they could also explore what the appointee knows about the Constitution, especially that part that recognizes the concept of the separation of church and state.
And maybe this Congress will be a bit more sensible on the Department of Health and Human Services Funding. $50 million a year for "producing committed fathers" does seem a bit rich.
Labels: DHHS, Separation of Church and State
posted by Diane at 3:26 AM
1 Comments:
Abstinence, like Haloscan, always fails eventually.
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