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In a New York Times Op-Ed column, "None Dare Call it Child Care" (October 18, 2007) Gail Collins observes that "it is absolutely nuts" that the issue of child care is not being discussed by the many presidential candidates. She notes....
"The Democratic candidates for president happily come together to tell organized labor about their unquenchable desire to have a union member as secretary of labor. The Republican candidates flock to assure the National Rifle Association about their dedication to Americans' constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in churches. But you do not see anybody racing off to romance child care advocates.
"The only candidate who talks about child care all the time is Chris Dodd of Connecticut. He has been the issue's champion of the Senate forever. People who work in the field know he's their guy, but it's hard to see what good it does him out on the campaign trail. 'They aren't inclined to be the kind of people who engage in the political process,' he admitted. 'They don't have the money.'"
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