Bad Medicine: Injecting Politics Into Healthcare And Science (Trees And Things)

thefadd: Re: And another thing

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:41:18 EST

I agree with this entirely. I had a condition for which I went to multiple different doctors. Most couldn't give me advice on what to do at all. The one who did give me advice said, "don't drink, don't smoke and don't have sex." I finally found an orgy thr

zyxwvutsr: Re: Holsinger: Clueless or disingenuous?

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:59:10 EST

Apparently there's nothing there that sets off any red flags with regards to the above. If you've got the inside skinny on his positions that our dear lawmakers should be looking at, do tell

I take it, then, that your positio

skeptic: Re: Science

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:06:43 EST

It seems very pessimistic for you to claim that it is too late to change the existing politicization of science - and you're the person who thought it was obnoxious for me to predict a coming collapse of civilization. Where's your irrepressible optim

Steve Urkel: And another thing

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:08:00 EST

Carmona reminds me of the kind of doctor who when acurately informed of the true extent of his patient's drinking, smoking, and whoring he proceeds to give the patient a lecture on the morality of such activities. While many think that's a doctors proper r

Steve Urkel: Special

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:56:28 EST

Given Bush's ability to work with Teddy Kennedy on majorly stupid pieces of legislation like NCLB and the immigration amnesty bill, tha the White House has held

1fastdog: Re: Holsinger: Clueless or disingenuous?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:26:12 EST

I don't care what context you put it in, he still admits that he's not up to speed on two of the most controversial topics in the science/political spectrum.
He could've very easily addressed the same topics outside of the defined parameters on specif

zyxwvutsr: Re: Holsinger: Clueless or disingenuous?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:08:52 EST

I realize that the above quotes are only small blocks out of a lot of testimony...

Put in context Holsinger's response is not only appropriate, but shows that Senator Murray has less interest in evaluating the nominee's quali

1fastdog: Holsinger: Clueless or disingenuous?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:27:14 EST

Consider the following on stem cell research:

JH: I have to confess, Senator Kennedy, that I have -- since the 2002 hearing -- not had a lot of reason to stay involved in the stem-cell discussions, so I am not as informed on both the scie

MayorBob: This wasn't the stifling of science.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:11:13 EST
It was pure, Grade A assholish political bullshit. At least we know what George Bush and his administration think about physically challenged kids -- they're the "Kennedy Kidz" -- and thus worthy of being publicly rebuffed. I guess the offsprin

skeptic: Science

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:56:50 EST
If there is one human intellectual attainment that I truly respect, skeptic though I am, that would be science, which includes medical science. The effort to politicize science is deeply offensive as well as misguided. If your political objecti