[freespirited]

Bush can simply not appoint a head of FDA. They say that the President has to obey the non-discretionary budget. Not true. The President can simply veto it. He can say here is a list of agencies I don't like and got to go. Send me a budget without apportioning for them and I will sign it. Otherwise, I will send the budget back to you. With Republicans in charge we can get rid of at least a few of the unwanted agencies.

In our dreams. Congress would override the veto in a heartbeat, with all the drug company lobbyists cheering as the votes to override come in.

Like I said, whether Republican or Democrat, our elected officials think they and the rest of the Washington bureaucracy are in loco parentis for the rest of us.

[econ_grad]

Well, we at least will know who to blame in this case. Now both the President and the Congress are in on this scam.