He said he was largely at a loss to evaluate Bush's proposals since they lack details.
Political strategists say that issue can be used to target Hispanic voters.
Bush was holding an education discussion today at a middle school in Portland, Maine. He told a gathering of Christian athletes in Kansas City, Mo., today that teaching children about character is as important as showing them how to read and write. Cheney shared the podium with members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a national group that encourages students and coaches to practice Christian values and influence others to get involved with churches. At the same time, however, we believe there is a point at which an emphasis on religion in a political campaign becomes inappropriate and even unsettling in a religiously diverse society such as ours. Bush has agreed to three presidential debates without specifying which ones.