If ObamaCare passes, it will be in no small degree due to the
major drugmakers, who have done everything they can to force more
Americans to buy more prescriptions. PhRMA, the
pharmaceutical trade association, continues to pour money into
the political battle on behalf of nationalizing American health
care.
As they whip for the health care bill, Democratic leaders pack
a mean one-two punch of populist rhetoric and the hefty
financial backing of the drug industry.
In the heated yearlong health fight, President Obama has often
accused his opponents of willful misrepresentation, even as he
and his allies have endlessly repeated the biggest whopper of
all - that the bill would rein in the special interests.
The Obama team regularly dismisses opponents as industry
lackeys. The Democratic National Committee blasted out e-mails
this week warning that "for every member of Congress, there are
eight anti-reform lobbyists swarming Capitol Hill" and
"Congress is under attack from insurance lobbyists."
But drug industry lobbyists, according to Politico, spent the
weekend "huddled with Democratic staffers" who needed the drug
lobby to "sign off" on proposals before moving ahead.
Meanwhile, we learn that the drug lobby is buying millions of
dollars of ads in 43 districts where a Democratic candidate
stands to suffer for supporting the bill. The doctors' lobby
and the hospitals' lobby are also on board with the Senate
bill.
If the GOP retakes control of Congress, it should remember how
the drugmakers worked so hard to pass ObamaCare. Obviously,
it isn't the first time that an industry lobby has pushed to
sacrifice the public interest for its own gain. But it is
rare to see such a turnaround on the part of one industry from
one political battle (having opposed ClintonCare) to the next.
Hmmmmm.
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out with their spouses?
Ned| 3.18.10 @ 2:37PM
Republicans should introduce a bill banning direct television
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These things will ultimately happen anyway as means to control
costs.
blupheonix| 3.18.10 @ 7:06PM
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BOTH parties have members bought and paid for....
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Hmmmmm.
Big Pharma? Where are their parking lots?
Death Panels? Where will their parking lots be?
Senators and reps? Where will they go for drinks or an evening out with their spouses?
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Republicans should introduce a bill banning direct television advertising of drugs and providing for unlimited reimportation. These things will ultimately happen anyway as means to control costs.
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