Sarah Palin cut funding for teen mothers

Sarah has a 4month old special needs child but as a working mother in a power position she cut help by 62% for special needs family,doesn't believe in the FMLA which is there to help working mothers balance work/life. Most Teens that get pregnant in a two parent home that preaches abstinence I feel is because they want or lack attention. The people I know who serve their communities in "organizing" capacities are some of the most caring, selfless, humanitarian people I know.(ex.. police,fireman,churches, working mothers,small businesses.My opinion of Palin and the Republicans has sunk with my heart, as I watched thousands cheer this snide woman on, and TV Talking Heads praised her for a "great" speech. No she's not mine, or any female in my families role model.

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It is a wonderful thing that she is keeping her child but what if she was that teenage girl whose parent is not a Governor or are already living on fixed incomes? It is despicable for Sarah Palin to be talking out of both sides of her mouth. Children are my main focus, but definitely not hers! Children cannot help themselves--they need family first--if not available--their community--and yes community help. Her speech was a little too shrill for me. I only watched part of it because I was doing community work feeding homeless in Austin, TX, veterans, people out of jobs for now, etc., something the Republicans absolutely do not connect with!!!

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Actually the funding to Covenant House was not actually cut. They had requested a additional 10 million dollars for various things, and they cut it down to 3.9 million. Their annual budget was actually only 3 million a year. So she actually gave them slightly more than their annual budget required. Here is the link http://classifieds.crosswalk.com/blogs/EWThrockmorton/11581311/
PLEASE don't just listen to all you read or hear in the liberal media... do the research yourself. I realize not all agree with her decisions... but the attack reporting is out of control.

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i wonder what side of the political spectrum Roger is on?

this has already been debunked. get the facts straight. Covenant House received $1.2 million from the government in the 2006. the following year, they received $3.9 million.

the "20% cut" as you phrase it, was from an originally slated $5 million, down to the $3.9 million. they still received more than a 300% increase!

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This won't be a popular opinion, but if a teen mother can't financially provide for a child, she shouldn't be having one in the first place. A child is not always better off with the birth mother, especially if she doesn't have a dollar to her name. I'm not a fan of abortion but consider adoption to be a better option than enabling teen mothers. I know unplanned pregnancies happen, but society should not be expected to step in and care for a child and a mother because of an "oopsie". Unlike oxygen, people don't need to have sex to live. If a teen takes a risk by having sex,even protected sex, that teen and that teen's parents should be prepared to take care of little "oopsie". I'd rather see my tax dollars spent on improving the roads around my county and state than funding an unwed mother home.

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I've always had open communication with my 15 and 17 year old daughters about sex, STDs, pregnancy, abstinence, birth control and the responsibilities with bringing a new life into the world. I know the responsibility first hand- my mother was raped at the age of 14 and the responsibility of raising me became a part of her teen age years. She could not 'financially afford' me, but she loved me and did the best she could with her resources, and I grew up a welfare child- looked down upon because of my mother's status in our small town. I do not want any of that for my daughters or my grandchildren. Teen pregnancy should not be ignored, or glossed over, or solved with a marriage to the boyfriend. I had to have this talk with my daughters, including my 11 year old when 'Zoey' (Jamie Lynn Spears) became pregnant. And now I am again having this talk, because Palin won't address this issue other than to gloss it over and act like it's just a small, family problem. Yes, it happened to her family, so are we now OK with this family problem happening to other families- if you just smile and draw attention to other problems it's all OK?? Is teen pregnancy no longer an issue because a potential VP's 17 year old got pregnant? I expect leadership on issues that are real problems for our country, Palin's lack of acknowledging this issue demonstrates to me that if the issue is tough, expect her to do nothing. Our country is faced with many tough issues and they need to be dealt with. And I am not an "oopsie" as a previous writer stated- I am a proud mother, business owner and tax paying citizen. (and youth soccer coach!)

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Being an Alaskan, perhaps if my fellow Alaskans weren't taking advantage of the programs that are out there then the would be able to maintain all their funding. A LOT of programs got cut under Palin and the previous administrations due to sheer and utter fraud and mismanagement. Notice how many corruption charges for politicians and their lackies have come out of Alaska lately...the latest Ted Stevens CORRUPT! I am not Democrat or Republican, I am not sure I'd vote for McCain/Palin but what I DO know is that she has made a TON of changes for our state that have not only weeded out fraud and corruption but have made a noticable difference to Alaskans in general. Whining about Covenant House is ridiculous...do some real research into the State of Alaska before making such borad sweeping statements.

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I'm at a lost of how a teen with both parents present who preaches abstinence get's pregnant? I guess since she under the Governors health plan that the tax payers pay then it's okay? but forget the unprivileged teens. Not my kind of party.

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