Matthew Yglesias offers this gem of an idea:

Instead of allocating $1.5 Billion to marriage-promotion initiatives, I think the president really ought to consider establishing a Cabinet-level Federal Dating Service or something. It could be like Friendster and a goofy reality TV show rolled into one. And it'd make a hell of a State of the Union topic: 'For too long, millions of Americans have spent their Saturday nights at home, watching lame television shows...'

Brilliant. But you see Matt, the problem isn't that folks aren't getting married or dating, per se, it's just that they're poor and black.

This year, administration officials said, Mr. Bush will probably visit programs trying to raise marriage rates in poor neighborhoods.

"The president loves to do that sort of thing in the inner city with black churches, and he's very good at it," a White House aide said.

Riiiiiight.