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2007/7/10

The BushCo Way: Politics Before Science

@ 06:58 PM (12 months, 18 days ago)

During an appearance on Capitol Hill today, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona accused his former boss of putting politics before science.  Carmona says the Bush Administration muzzled him on issues such as embryonic stem cell research.

As he testified before a House committe, Carmona said:

"Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried."  He added "The problem with this approach is that in public health, as in a democracy, there is nothing worse than ignoring science, or marginalizing the voice of science for reasons driven by changing political winds. The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation, not the doctor of a political party."

More at:  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070710/pl_nm/bush_surgeongeneral_dc_3

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