America's Youth: Fat Dumb Criminals?
A bipartisan, non-profit group called "Mission Readiness" held a press conference this week to call for, among other things, funding for the Virgina Preschool Initiative, which could cost an estimated $30 to 35 million dollars a year. This program would be part of the group's overall national strategy to provide more at-risk children with early education in order to increase graduation rates, reduce crime and improve physical fitness among young people.
So what makes this group so different from other do-gooder liberal-type groups with the same agenda? Apparently, they are upset that Americans have gotten too fat, stupid and criminally active to even get killed overseas.
According to statistics released by the Pentagon, 70 percent of American youth have inadequate education, criminal records or physical problems that preclude them from joining the military. And according to Mission Readiness, that threatens national security.
So basically, if there are still any people out there who oppose funding for preschool programs, this is a group of retired military men reminding us that we are producing so many fat, stupid criminals in this country that when these people waddle up to Army recruitment windows, and actually ask to be sent to Afghanistan with a rifle, we can't in good conscience let that happen.
The funny thing is, there will probably be a group who comes out against them.
Stay tuned.
