C. Everett Koop finds Surgeon General Carmona's treatment under Bush administration an embarrassment

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Bush Muzzled Surgeon General
Posted Jul 10th 2007 8:39PM by David Knowles
Filed under: President Bush, Scandal, Healthcare
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For the Bush Administration, nothing is sacred, except, that is, for partisan allegiance. Truth? Justice? Human rights? Forget about it. Well, add to that list the physical health of the nation itself. So says Dr. Richard Carmona, the nation's most recent Surgeon General, who appeared before congress today to detail the politicization of his office, and the outright muzzling of scientific knowledge that would benefit the American public.

"The reality is that the nation's doctor has been marginalized and relegated to a position with no independent budget, and with supervisors who are political appointees with partisan agendas," said Carmona.

Ronald Reagan's Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop concurs, and finds Carmona's treatment under the Bush administration an embarrassment. Same old story, it seems. Either you fall in line with the president's ideological game plan, or you will be discounted. Never mind if you have science on your side on issues like the effectiveness of condoms at stopping the spread of AIDS, the dangers of second-hand smoke, or the woeful results of abstinence-only sex-education. Bush (and Rove) know what's best for the country's health.