I’ve been anxious to see how the GOP would react to the new revelations concerning the wildly incorrect information federally-funded abstinence programs offer to students. Would they attack the messenger? Pretend they didn’t hear about the problems? Embrace the lies as the appropriate lessons?
Bill Frist, at least yesterday, came close to saying the right things about this ridiculous situation.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday that the government should review federally funded sexual abstinence programs, under fire from Democrats who say they contain false and misleading medical information.
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Asked about these findings, Frist, a doctor who often calls on his medical expertise, did not directly address the issues raised. But he said the programs should be reviewed.
“Of course they should be reviewed,” Frist said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” program. “That’s in part our responsibility to make sure that all of these programs are reviewed.”
Considering the source, I’ll take it. Dems should follow up immediately by determining what steps will be part of this Frist-endorsed review process. How about a couple of hearings on the Hill? Or better yet, how about a freeze on federal funding for the most egregious of these programs?