[Redbob]

I'm with you: Remember "Great Lie No. 3:"
"I'm from the Government and I'm here to help you!"

This just sounds like the sort of 'feelgood' cr*p that Slick Willie would have done if he'd thought of it; I thought we were past all that.

[MadameAxe]

This just sounds like the sort of 'feelgood' cr*p that Slick Willie would have done if he'd thought of it

What do you mean "like"? This is Slick Willie's "Americorps", renamed and expanded. Check out James Bovard's excellent book, Feeling Your Pain : The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years for a crystal clear picture of the origins of this program.