Autism down: Some credit mercury removal. Now that is interesting! I'm a dad with an autistic child who has cast a skeptical eye at the Thimerisol-causes-autism crowd since I started reading about it. I think Mr. Kirby overstates the correlation between the two but the fact that the number of cases dropped is, indeed interesting. It is highly possible that other factors are leading to the reduction in new cases but ultimately, we don't know. I think the problem is rooted in fear. The drug companies spend zillions to develop drugs (and vaccines) and any link to thimerisol would be financially ruinous for them. The class actions suit that would follow would literally sink them. Perhaps a limited liability waiver would be in order. If only, to know the truth about what their own research showed (if anything).
Feds eye Stevens' home remodeling project
Feds eye Stevens' home remodeling project . Thank God they're going after this guy. He's been so brazen with his porkbarreling and the whiff of corruption around him has been ripe enough to smell from here. I'd rather have a 100% democrat run Congress if they were ethical. Term limits. One term for Senate, two for the House, one for the President. Some fear that would increase the power of lobbyists. Simple, ban any former members from being lobbyists and limit lobbyists to terms as well. (I'm not sure how that would work. Just a thought.) The other answer is transparency. No earmarks without a floor vote. No spending of any kind without a floor vote. All spending committees (intelligence aside) open to the public and recorded and available on the web.
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