Like Thompson, Gard favors block grants. He sees Clinton's latest move as a stall tactic. Whether he's absent or just hiding, Clinton is among the politicians trying to position himself in voters' minds as tough on welfare. That means that such measures as W-2 and the block grant proposals are less likely to be considered on their merits, Weaver said, and that politicians will avoid compromise in favor of differentiating themselves from partisan opponents. He also poses the possibility that Thompson would withdraw his waiver request if Clinton required changes in it.
Children are too important an asset to sacrifice for short-term political gain.
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