On his way out the door, Tommy Thompson, soon to be former Director of the Health and Human Services, decided to say the Bush administration is screwing things up.
Anyone not wearing Blindfolds for Bush isn't surprised and most GOP true believers no longer pay enough attention to the news, or listen to FOX News, so there will be little questioning of the administration..
So what did Thompson say? Besides Sen. John Kerry was right? Lets see, Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post pointed out that Thomson said he wished Congress had given him the authority to negotiate with drug makers for lower prices under the new Medicare prescription bill. This was only a central question in the debate over the far-reaching legislation. Billions of dollars in potential savings were at stake. But the White House line was that this would lead to price controls, so Thompson waited until the bill was law and he was halfway out the door before sharing.
So the government will have to pay a great deal more for drugs, increasing the deficit and possibly raising taxes long term. The VA is able to negotiate on prices, just not HHS.
This is a major example of the incompetence of the Bush administration for which the American people will have to pay for years. But no matter, but gay marriages for people like Mary Cheney won't be permitted.
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