Newest Obama Smoke Screen: 'Gives' Drug Lobby 'Seat at Table'

Publius Forum ^ | 08/10/09 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

The LATimes is once again trying to sell another Obama healthcare fairy tale to an unsuspecting public. This time, ABC is reporting that Obama has “given a seat at the table” of the healthcare debate to former Louisiana congressman Billy Tauzin who now represents some powerful drug companies. The Times is reporting this as if it is meaningful news. Unfortunately for all concerned it is not.

For the Times, Tom Hamburger starts off mentioning how Obama lambasted Tauzin and his lobbying interests during the recent presidential campaign but that he’s done an about face by inviting Tauzin to the White House on numerous occasions to discuss his industry’s needs concerning the healthcare policies Obama is trying to ram down everyone’s throat.

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[Mobile Vulgus]

These media folks will lie with the worst of Obama's shills.

[angkor]

I believe Pharma/Tauzin were reported to have cut a deal with Zer0 to eliminate some prescription drugs restrictions (which would have cost $80 BILLION, with a “B”) in exchange for Pharma committing $180 million to support “health care reform” propaganda.

[concerned about politics]

It sounds like the pharmaceutical company plans on making some big money. This thing is going to have so much fraud, it'll cost over 10 trillion the first year alone.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

In May the DOJ announced the creation of HEAT (Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team).

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-ag-491.html

“The President’s budget invests $311 million – a 50 percent increase from 2009 funding – to strengthen program integrity activities within the Medicare and Medicaid programs.”

Lilly’s Zyprexa has bagged $39 Billion so far, and been Court ordered to pay out $2.7 Billion in damages to its victims. And the stuff’s Still on the market.

Hows about getting Lilly to at least Pay out that dough to the people they’ve injured before opening the door to Tauzin’s crew even further?

And that whopping $311 Million to police the whole Country (a 50% Increase over where they’re at) proves that the ‘Annointed One’ is looking out for, Who?