If I had to name the four members of Congress most hostile to fathers and families a few months ago, my list would’ve featured Patsy Mink and Connie Morella in the House, and Barbara Boxer and Paul Wellstone in the Senate. They all have histories of pushing legislation that makes fathers more easily discardable, while yoking them ever more firmly to the financial plow that supports single-parent families. Boxer isn’t up for re-election this time, but Morella is in deep trouble. Wellstone and Mink are no longer on my list, since they’ve both died recently. That’s odd.
Death
If I had to name the four members of Congress most hostile to fathers and families a few months ago, my list would’ve featured Patsy Mink and Connie Morella in the House, and Barbara Boxer and Paul Wellstone in the Senate. They all have histories of pushing legislation that makes fathers more easily discardable, while … Continue reading “Death”