(2003-07-08) — A bill introduced in the Senate today would counter President Bush’s effort to turn the Head Start program over to the states, and would rename the program “Kennedy Youth” after its biggest advocate, the Senator from Massachusetts.
Head Start currently redistributes money from middle-income Americans to pay federal employees to hug, play with and entertain one million pre-school children from low-income families.
The purpose of Kennedy Youth would be to “actively guide the social and political education of American children.”
“These children are the future of the Democrat party, and…ah…by extension, the country,” said Senator Kennedy. “They and their parents are learning important lessons, like dependence on the federal government in every aspect of daily life. The Kennedy Youth program will allow me to vicariously hug each future voter. They will learn to love the party even more. And that’s good for America.”

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