The next big idea from the Bush administration? $1.5 billion for a "healthy marriage" initiative.

Apparently, in the midst of a jobless recovery, continued war in Iraq and a health care crisis, our government has decided that it needs to spend our money on encouraging Americans of legal age to get married.

In tough times like this, you'd think the Bush team could think of the good of the country and not spend valuable resources pandering to the conservatives. After all, it's not like they're gonna go awol and vote for Dean.

But it seems not.