US teen pregnancy and syphilis rates rose sharply during George Bush's presidency, Centres for Disease Control finds | World news | guardian.co.uk

Yet another failed policy of the Bush hegemony. It turns out that preaching abstinence in schools - as opposed to providing proper sex education - aids in increasing teen pregnancy and the spread of STDs like syphillis and AIDS.

The rates of increase are highest in the southern states where the policy of choosing fantasy over fact were the strongest.

Go figure.