beer not kids

i guess i missed any headlines about this while i was busy not checking rick mercer's blog, but i have now officially seen the "beer not kids" petition he created as a counter-attack to the "kids not beer" movement borne of the dreaded scott reid debacle [actual reportage here, satirical account here]. sweet jesus. some of the signatories even offer quips. sample: "Beer is the only thing that allows me to tolerate children, and that, dear Sirs, is child care."