So, did the Bush Administration hold up it's Surgeon General's report for political reasons, as is intimated in this article from Truthout.org, or was this done for more valid reasons? Truthout seems to be saying the Bush Administration was determined that any such report would of necessity promote Administraion policies. Officials deny this, of course, and insist they just disagree with the tone and science of the report.
And so, to a point, do I? To wit:
A
few of the issues it focuses on, such as AIDS treatment and research,
have been public health priorities for the Bush administration. But
others - including ratifying the international tobacco treaty and
making global health an element of U.S. foreign policy - are more
politically sensitive. The report calls on the administration to
consider spending more money on global health improvement, for
instance. And it warns that "the environmental conditions that poison
our water and contaminate our air are not contained within national
boundaries... . The use of pesticides is also of concern to health
officials, scientists and government leaders around the world."
Uh, international tobacco treaty? Gee, I wonder what that is all about? And the call for health regulations of sugar, and other "fattening" foods?
Still waiting for someone to give me a reason why *I* should vote Democratic in 2008.
Not seeing a reason here.
And so, to a point, do I? To wit:
A
few of the issues it focuses on, such as AIDS treatment and research,
have been public health priorities for the Bush administration. But
others - including ratifying the international tobacco treaty and
making global health an element of U.S. foreign policy - are more
politically sensitive. The report calls on the administration to
consider spending more money on global health improvement, for
instance. And it warns that "the environmental conditions that poison
our water and contaminate our air are not contained within national
boundaries... . The use of pesticides is also of concern to health
officials, scientists and government leaders around the world."
Uh, international tobacco treaty? Gee, I wonder what that is all about? And the call for health regulations of sugar, and other "fattening" foods?
Still waiting for someone to give me a reason why *I* should vote Democratic in 2008.
Not seeing a reason here.
