On and off topic Comments:
It is unfortunate that the rules of engagement in the corporate world are the rule of the jungle. We have been beseiged since the turn of the century with the uncovering of gross corporate misdoings. In the quest for a broader and deeper bottom line, malfeasance in the boardroom is often rewarded, and those in politics or positions of trust who cooperate are well rewarded. It would seem that the regulators finally caught on to the misdoings when market forces brought the "house of cards" to light as it lay helter-skelter across our bank accounts. I do fear that the pharma-industry has embraced the same "lassez faire"? attitude toward corporate well being. The well being of the corporation is paramount and "(four letter invective of your choice here)" everyone else. When pushing pills at the doctors office is considered of greater importance to the bottom line than the well being of the patients, perhaps a systemic condition is becoming more obvious in it's appearance in multiple disciplines. Unfortunately for us all, if Enron and Global Crossing are examples of the dedication of our investigators and regulators, albeit political will, well the status quo is in no fear of any attempts to make things right. In fact it is quite possible, that by the twisted logic that creates the cheats and hustlers and rewards them with positions of importance, they, rather than embrace a new technology that can protect and nurture humanity, will choose to fight it in any form, just to preserve the entrenched mechanism that provides rewards for all the sly players who profit from misery. Michael Moore will have a ball with this, and many people will take his new documentary to heart.
Our flu vaccine shortfall is a sterling example of the twisted logic. Can you see his tac?
We can't import drugs from Canada, but the nations flu vacinne is made in England. English authorities caught the contamination. Our FDA apparently was caught off guard. Didn't anticipate this. Was this a terrorist plot to kill millions of people??? Was this a simple way to ensure the continuation of Social Security by reducing the drain???
Oh yes Mister Moore will benefit, but will he be sucessful in changing the current problem. So far for all the noises he's made, we still have the same problems he's highlighted.
Stakddek
OT History lesson (Biased)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"
Harry Truman:
"The buck stops Here"
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Beware the Militiary Industrial Complex
John F. Kennedy:
"Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what I can do for my country"
Lyndon B. Johnson:
I shall not seek another term...
Richard Nixon:
"I am not a crook" --
"Watch the Steps on Air Force One!"
Gerald R. Ford
"OOHPPS!"
Jimmy Carter:
"I'm just a peanut farmer from Georgia"
George Bush:
"Read my Lips..."
William Jefferson Clinton:
"If If if if if."
Alfred Gore:
"".
George W. Bush:
"Crusade". -- "Sadaam Hussein" -- "Tax Cut" "Dick Cheney" "Axis of Evil" "Preemptive Strike"
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