Re: [asa] the Way Science Works/

>>
Secondly, I dont know about you, but when thousands of dollars in
contributions are made into a politicians fund, the day before he does
something like this, and the other little coincidence is that the lead
lobbyist for Merck happens to be Perry's former Chief of Staff, I get
suspicious! But maybe I am more cynical than you.

I am also not a lawyer, but a quid pro quo," I will give you 5k if you
enact this executive order", sure sounds illegal to me, albeit hard to
prove. But I think David O said something about if it stinks like a
fish...?>>

Let's close this one. We don't disagree all that much. Being remote from
the situation, I don't know anything much about the lobbying. I try not
to be a cynic on this stuff but I am -- perpetually -- a skeptic.
Newspaper accounts are not a good source of what's really going on. But
they are, alas, the main one

jb.

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Received on Mon Jul 30 10:24:34 2007