Though i’ve grown used to being ridiculed from time to time by the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other establishment media, I was a little surprised to be accused by George Gilder in the pages of national review [May 13] of surrendering to the “strange cult of child sacrifice.” To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of my surrender have been greatly exaggerated. But, whether we like it or not, child care is one of the top domestic-policy issues confronting Congress today. It is time for conservatives to join the debate. I only hope that we will allow a little substance to sneak into our rhetorical railings.
I appreciated Mr. Gilder’s kind words about my leadership in other battles: school prayer, ERA, labor-law reform, Grove City, SALT II, and, of course, the right to life. I am just sorry he thinks that all of these “previous struggles will go for nought” because I have dared to suggest that we conservatives should start looking at constructive solutions to the childcare problem in this country.
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