[Froufrou]

Perry has a close friend who was a lobbyist and now works for Merck, IIRC.

No vote, AND we have to foot the bill??? What next, mandatory GYN exams? Chastity chips???

[BenLurkin]

"Perry has a close friend who was a lobbyist and now works for Merck"??

Hmmmm....

[TommyDale]

This is quite similar to the North Carolina former Speaker of the House Jim Black, an optometrist. He took thousands of blank checks as campaign donations from fellow optometrists.

Then the State Legislature passed a bill REQUIRING children 5 years old to take an eye test before being admitted to Kindergarten. Big mistake. His cohort was tried and convicted for crimes, and Black should be.

[Palladin]

Perry has a close friend who was a lobbyist and now works for Merck, IIRC.

BINGO! This is what it's all about--$$$$$$$$$. Perry doesn't give a hoot in hell about the health of young teenagers.