White House Is Accused of Putting Politics Over Science---DUH

[spanone]

Is there any phase of government these pathetic traitors haven't fucked up???

~snip~ WASHINGTON, July 10 — Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional committee today that top officials in the Bush administration repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.

Dr. Carmona, who served as surgeon general from 2002 to 2006, said White House officials would not allow him to speak or issue reports about stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education, or prison, mental and global health issues because of political concerns. Top administration officials delayed for years and attempted to “water down” a landmark report on secondhand tobacco smoke, he said in sworn testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/washington/11cnd-surgeon.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

[Olney Blue]

1. This has been so obvious all along, imho.

[silverweb]

2. About time.

We've known this for a long time.

The difference is that now it's coming out in sworn testimony before a congressional committee. On the official record. Forever.

This needs to have prominent and widespread attention.