[Balata]

"I believe it was late 2003 or early 2004, an idea that was brought to me by then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who suggested that since the big pharmaceutical companies had a tremendous amount of sway with the FDA, ... that maybe we should try something different and go to Canada ... We did that in Illinois, being the first state in America to defy the FDA and the big drug companies."

Here's the verbage from the transcripts. I think he is trying to establish as fact that Rahm Emanuel comes to him with ideas.

This is for his future reference if needed.

[maggief]

Thanks again.

Also note the Ted Kennedy reference. I suggest that’s not happenstance given the Kennedy play with the Chicago machine/mob, and RFK’s son, Chris as a senate seat appointment hopeful. Who got JFK elected, anyway?