A lot of us have had our own experiences with child care. I ve often wondered how my mother, when she was widowed, would have been able to go back to school if I hadn t been able to move in with my grandparents. I was lucky, and it turned out reasonably well for me. But we know what the answer should be. The answer should be not a single one.
Critics say the package eliminates choice.
With us now are Rahm Emanuel, senior adviser to the President, and Wade Horn, commissioner for children, youth, and families in the Bush administration, now president of the National Fatherhood Initiative to improve the involvement of fathers in children s lives. Well, the package sounds good. And that s the way it is with this package. Certainly, it sounds good. But there are some fundamental problems with this package.