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Friday, October 15, 2004





O Canada!

Did anyone catch this in the second debate?

HORSTMAN: Mr. President, why did you block the reimportation of safer and inexpensive drugs from Canada which would have cut 40 to 60 percent off of the cost?

BUSH: I haven't yet. Just want to make sure they're safe. When a drug comes in from Canada, I want to make sure it cures you and doesn't kill you.


Actually, that fubar'd Medicare plan of his forbids importation from Canada, as well as outlawing the negotiation of bulk-pricing. Whatever.

It's just a strange contrast to this little ditty from the third debate:

Bush: We're working with Canada to hopefully -- that they'll produce a -- help us realize the vaccine necessary to make sure our citizens have got flu vaccinations during this upcoming season.


Hmm...your FDA consistently refuses to certify drugs from Canada (dispite the fact that they're manufactured and packaged here in the US), and consistently asks states not to import drugs from Canada. Yet now you're for it?

Well, better late than never. I'm glad you've told HHS and the FDA to change their tune on Canadian drugs:

But that vaccine is not licensed for sale in the United States, and thus meeting FDA requirements in time for this flu season "is doubtful," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson told reporters Thursday.


Oh...wups...

Preznit Blinky™, instead of vacationing in Crawford, why don't you make a visit to Rancho Reál?
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