LSB: Chris in Paris, AmericaBlog.com, has two on-point opinions this morning:
What was Congress thinking? The fox guarding the hen house in real life. How many more examples of failure with programs such as this do we need?
The Food and Drug Administration is moving with unprecedented speed to launch a drug research center to be paid for by companies it regulates.
The goal of the Reagan-Udall Foundation, approved by Congress and signed into law late last month, is to streamline and improve the development of drugs and medical devices, a goal long sought by regulators and the biggest players in the industry, such as Merck & Co., Pfizer Inc., Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, and Johnson & Johnson.
Considering the excessive number of pharmaceutical recalls (even cough medicine for kids!) how is this cozy relationship going to deliver results that are good for consumers?
What ever happend to compassion in America? Everyone understands that organizations need the people they hire, but c'mon, this is absurd. When people are in times of need, is throwing them on the street really the only option? Is this where we want to be as a nation?
Tremul, 50, learned that lesson while working for the City of Manassas in May 2006, when a doctor told her she had breast cancer. She had worked as an emergency communications specialist, directing calls for the fire and police departments for 12 years. But July 26 this year, after going on long-term disability while she underwent seven surgeries and chemotherapy, Tremul received a letter in the mail terminating her employment. With her job went her health and life insurance benefits, she said.
"You don't cut someone off at the knees when they're sick. And that's what they did," Tremul said. "I was fired for having cancer."
Being diagnosed with cancer or another life threatening illness can happen to anyone whether they are rich or poor, Democrat or Republican, Senator or fireman. Do we really want to be a country who lacks compassion like this?
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