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Thread #123207   Message #2711381
Posted By: Genie
29-Aug-09 - 05:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Cindy Sheehan returns to rebuke Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Cindy Sheehan returns to rebuke Obama
Well, I'm also disappointed that Obama has, reportedly, made a deal with Big Pharma that the gummint will not negotiate for good drug prices for Medicare and will not allow the reimporation of US-made pharmaceuticals if the big drug companies agree to cut their profits by $80 billion over the next 10 years.    I can't help thinking, not only that that is outrageous and anti-populist and fiscally irresponsible, but that sort of breaking of campaign promises is almost certain to seriously hurt Obama's chances for a second term.
But here's "the rest of the story," as Paul Harvey used to say:
It seems if Obama had not been willing to "play ball," the big drug companies were set to spend BILLIONS on ads, etc., to sink Obama's Presidency along with any healthcare reforms he and the Democrats might put forward, even the modest ones.

Sadly, I have little doubt that they could do it.

That's what we get for allowing monopolies and quasi-monopolies in US business -- especially in areas like healthcare and media.