ROBERTS: Sorry Libs, You Can’t Replace Dads With Government

I will grant you that a horrible father is undeniably worse than no father.

I will also grant that a bad father is marginally worse than no father.

But even an AVERAGE father is exponentially better than no father. And a good or great father? Drop the mic, walk away, and close down the venue.

No, not everyone should be a father. And no, it is not always in the kid's best interest to have their biological father in their life. But it is in each and every child's best interest to have *a* father in their life. Be that father biological, step-, adoptive, coach, teacher, pastor, older brother, uncle, SOMEONE. Kids NEED dads. Real ones. Ones that are there for the long haul. Ones that will actually take on the role and work at it and put that kid's NEEDS (not wants; needs) above everything else in their life. *That* is what a dad is; THAT is what a dad does. And dad's do it infinitely better than the government ever could or would... Or should.