Read it to believe it.
The editorial staff (via Catron) throws the outgoing president a bone, praising him for increasing American support for the global fight against AIDS, pushing through Medicare’s drug prescription plan, granting Massachusetts a Medicaid waiver to help with their health reform plan, and doubling federal financing for community health centers.
Sure, much of the praise was tempered by their left-leaning bias, but it’s refreshing to read a shred balance from their editorial pages.
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He’s on his way out, so it’s safe to say something nice now.
From the article:
“……It is a remarkable record for the leader of a party that had been reluctant in the Reagan era to deal with a disease whose victims at the time in this country were primarily gay men and injection drug users……”
The victims today remain gay men and injection drug users.
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