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davidn3600

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5. No guarantees. They haven't found a HIV vaccine either despite all the money and research

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Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:50 PM

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"Ebola Vaccine Would Likely Have Been Found By Now If Not For Budget Cuts: NIH Director" [View all] applegrove Oct 2014 OP

Thanks GOP, Historic NY Oct 2014 #1

Yup. McCain just called for an ebola czar.... shouldn't that be the surgeon general? applegrove Oct 2014 #2

Good point. nt WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #7

With The Nov Election Just Weeks Away - The Dems Should Make An Issue Of Not Getting The President's global1 Oct 2014 #16

Because neoliberals don't really want to let progressive populists take control of the party? Tommymac Oct 2014 #23

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Right - It's The President's Fault We Don't Have A Surgeon General Because.... global1 Oct 2014 #30

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Do you really think they'd confirm anyone Obama nominated now? dflprincess Oct 2014 #49

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I agree dflprincess Oct 2014 #54

It particularly was opposed by the NRA and Libertarian Rand Paul. Guns Guns Guns YOHABLO Oct 2014 #55

Doing so would probably be a good way out of a delete_bush Oct 2014 #31

Thank you, applegrove.. I just saw this on another site and was looking to see if it were here. Cha Oct 2014 #3

That's for Damn Sure! burrowowl Oct 2014 #4

I heard a remark on NPR stating that if it was profitable, Big Pharma would have had the cure years adirondacker Oct 2014 #6

The same for Cancer RockaFowler Oct 2014 #41

that should not surprise any fans of DU. redruddyred Oct 2014 #60

No guarantees. They haven't found a HIV vaccine either despite all the money and research davidn3600 Oct 2014 #5

That is assuming that HIV research has been fully funded all along - which I doubt. -- n/t mazzarro Oct 2014 #17

But they do have a very effective therapies dbackjon Oct 2014 #28

not a cure, but they have been able to make it manageable JI7 Oct 2014 #46

HIV is no longer a death sentence redruddyred Oct 2014 #59

K & R Iliyah Oct 2014 #8

Don't worry. The private sector will take up the slack. Kablooie Oct 2014 #9

Bush's Thousand Points of Blights. kairos12 Oct 2014 #12

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Some day in the future the historians will tally up all the lives ruined and destroyed ... DrBulldog Oct 2014 #10

Austerity Land is where we reside courtesy of Republi-cons. kairos12 Oct 2014 #11

They'll find out that being the ruling class in a third world country - which is where they've been dflprincess Oct 2014 #50

If you have a heart and a conscience you won't vote for any Republican young_at_heart Oct 2014 #13

Agree 1000 percent. kairos12 Oct 2014 #56

But, but, but.... ReRe Oct 2014 #14

Everyone forgets the sequester. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #15

Which is still in full effect... BTW. Hugin Oct 2014 #22

Why should I pay fer mah neighbor's contagion! johnnyreb Oct 2014 #18

Diseases and Terrorists Turbineguy Oct 2014 #19

I think he was wrong to say that. goldent Oct 2014 #20

K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #21

I hate that they have to use Ebola as an example - been a problem for a long time. Avalux Oct 2014 #24

that's because SCOTUS thinks microbes are intellectual property redruddyred Oct 2014 #58

huh??? heaven05 Oct 2014 #25

Yes, they do with something they don't want you to see HockeyMom Oct 2014 #37

Yeah, well I remember all the CT's heaven05 Oct 2014 #39

They only had limited amounts of that treatment. applegrove Oct 2014 #38

Extreme Right Had Been Claiming Ebola Is A False Flag Operation... TomCADem Oct 2014 #26

Keep hammering home the Sequester and the government shutdown. It's all on the GOP's hands. randome Oct 2014 #32

Thanks Rethuglicants! blackspade Oct 2014 #33

Sorry, but I am skeptical joeglow3 Oct 2014 #34

You stole that from "The Disruptors Handbook," didn't you? nt valerief Oct 2014 #36

"Yeah, but our guys let us have our guns!!!! Wahoo!!!! valerief Oct 2014 #35

Let's pretend they had double the budget B2G Oct 2014 #42

Lay it right at the GOP's door. Right where it belongs. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #43

Kick this for the GOP crew. Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #44

So it's grist for the political mill...meh! HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #45

Disagree. This is exactly why we need to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for programs that protect grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #47

Now it has turned out to be a race between the spreading of ebola and ... DrBulldog Oct 2014 #48

F$ckin' Republicans AllyCat Oct 2014 #51

Republicans are such miserable fucks at heart BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #52

About damn time someone said this. Hekate Oct 2014 #57

I call a little BS on this too. kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #61

Canada found a researcher in Europe who wanted to do great applegrove Oct 2014 #62

here's a story ... ctaylors6 Oct 2014 #63

Agree. nt Raine Oct 2014 #64