Posted on 06/12/2012 5:54:08 PM PDT by rhema
On Friday House Republicans released more documents that expose the collusion between the health-care industry and the White House that produced ObamaCare, and what a story of crony capitalism it is. If the trove of emails proves anything, it's that the Tea Party isn't angry enough.
Over the last year, the Energy and Commerce Committee has taken Nancy Pelosi's advice to see what's in the Affordable Care Act and how it passed. The White House refused to cooperate beyond printing out old press releases, but a dozen trade groups turned over thousands of emails and other files. A particular focus is the drug lobby, President Obama's most loyal corporate ally in 2009 and 2010.
The business refrain in those days was that if you're not at the table, you're on the menu. But it turns out Big Pharma was also serving as head chef, maître d'hotel and dishwasher. Though some parts of the story have been reported before, the emails make clear that ObamaCare might never have passed without the drug companies. Thank you, Pfizer.
*** The joint venture was forged in secret in spring 2009 amid an uneasy mix of menace and opportunism.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
The biggest blind spot Americian conservatives have is that big business bis always right.
LOL- secret???? SECRET???!!!! it was well known obozo sold out to big pharma for the cost of only $150million in advertising for dumbama care- it was the steal of the century...from the rancid huffington post in 2009..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/13/internal-memo-confirms-bi_n_258285.html
bump.
ping
Tea Party Ping
This is finally getting out there? Perhaps we are just revisiting
Heard talk about this on Morning Joe. The libs are poed.
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