Right Thinking From The Left Coast
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if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"
-- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803

Friday, August 19, 2005

Billy Squier (D-NV)
by Lee

He must have been stressed about oil prices.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., saw a doctor after feeling light-headed Tuesday and learned he’d suffered a mild stroke, aides said Friday.

“Senator Reid feels fine. There are no complications or any restrictions on his activities. He has undergone evaluations this week, and his doctors have recommended that he take advantage of the summer congressional recess for some down time,” said a statement issued by Reid’s press secretary, Tessa Hafen.

Ms. Hafen continued: “The senator would also like to personally thank the pharmaceutical industry for spending tens of millions of dollars developing drugs like Plavix, which can literally mean the difference between life and death for stroke victims.  He would also like to thank the healthcare industry for also investing untold millions into hospitals, machinery, technology, and techniques to keep people like Senator Reid alive.  And finally, the senator would like liberal Democrats to know that, just as soon as he has recuperated, he will be back out on the front lines, fighting for the common man against evil profit-driven drug companies and corporate health care providers.”

Posted by Lee on 08/19/05 at 06:12 PM in Health Care  • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink • Discuss this in the forums
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