Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Downers from Big Pharma

What if the Senate Finance Committee – Max Baucus’ baby – weren’t obstructing “Obamacare”?

What if Obama had instead designated Baucus’ committee as ground zero for crafting the deal – the incubator for the winning legislation?

What if Obama’s campaign promise to reform health care was just a prelude to cozy deals with the pharmaceutical industry?

Cenk Uygur has the whole story, and it’s depressing as all hell. I’m betting there’s a drug to make us feel better. Too bad lots of recent studies have found anti-depressants to be no better than placebo.

(Via the wonderful Holly of Self-Portrait As.)

This is a much longer video than I’d normally post. It’s wonkish, ranty, and somewhat rambling. If you don’t need blood pressure meds by the end of it, you probably have undergone a conscience-ectomy.

Also: I feel a Rahm Emanuel rant coming on. Better go take my meds!

[Via http://kittywampus.wordpress.com]

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