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If you’re not already reading MOMocrats, seriously what are you waiting for? Politics aimed at moms. cause, you know, we dodn’t lose our minds when we have kids. OK, so some of us do lose our minds but that doesn’t mean the sleep deprived, half crazed moms can’t keep up with the world too.

What was I saying?

Oh yeah, MOMocrats. Every mom needs to know what is going on in politics today, especially since so much effects you and your children. You know, like President Bush’s proposed cut of $300 million dollars from our current federal after-school programs. Suddenly parents who have to work full time and rely on these programs to help care for their children might be up a creek without a paddle as the saying goes.

It seems that instead of providing the federal programs, like Head Start and federally funded after-school child care that millions of parents rely on, Bush wants to turn this into a voucher system and cut the amount of dollars currently allocated. On the face that might sound like no problem, but innumerable families around the country would have no access to alternative after-school programs because other choices don’t exist in their communities, so the vouchers would be worthless.

Having a coupon to pay for after-school care when there are no available programs? Sounds more like a trick to move money into other parts of the budget to me.

If that idea bothers you join in the virtual march and take action by letting your politicians know what you think. And subscribe to MOMocrats when you’re done. Go on, be cool like me.

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