We are simultaneously guilty of using "the children" as a political..... weapon.... while failing said children in so many ways as the adults of our society.
I have absolutely no problem making sacrifices and efforts "for the children"; I do it every day. I also think that, as a society, we sure as [bleep] do need to make some changes "for the children". They are, after all, everything we have.
But when a politician says it, it's generally time to tune out.
