Senate blocks bid to allow drug imports

RolandTD20Kdrummer · May 2007

I watched an entire documentary on this.

You're not only eating for yourself. You are the keeper or "guardian" of your own genome so to speak.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2994

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RolandTD20Kdrummer · May 2007

Jeanie wrote:

Ok but even supposing that is correct. I'm not saying it is or it isn't. There's not a whole lot you can do about it. I mean I have no control over what my granny ate and I also know that if dietary circumstances alone could cure all these diseases then no one in the western world would be diseased.
Do you really believe that people with serious diseases would jeopardize their future happiness by not following a whole foods diet if it was proven to cure them? People take the pharmaceutical option because the research and statistics show them what the mostly likely potential outcome will be for their disease progression. And that is because results are proven under scientific trial. If a whole foods diet could show the same kind of statistics and outcomes do you really believe that doctors would withold this information from their patients? Or that patients wouldn't be ditching their meds for dietary changes?

Well yeah after the fact you're kinda screwed somewhat.... If I had cancer I'd be taking chemo not tofu... but I wouldn;t be hitting McDonalds at that point either...

It's never too late to begin imo...

angelica · May 2007

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

anyhow...I can't sleep..my only appt tomorrow is a 1:30pm. I going to drive up to Lake Simcoe area look at some computers for a friend...casual cash..

My philosophy in a nutshell:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3541/the_okinawa_diet_the_key_to_longevity.html

"mostly plant based diet that includes fish and soy foods with a variety of vegetables and a moderate amounts of good fats."

"Studies show that younger Okinawans are eating more “American-like” and are beginning to experience the same health problems as Americans."

“if Americans copied the islands diet, doctors say we might be able to shut down 80 percent of our coronary units.” Can you imagine that?? The bottom line is this: a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and maybe a little tofu, among other healthy foods, and a diet low in processed foods and fat can not only lead to a long life, but a long healthy life."

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Thanks for sharing Roland. I'm with you 100% on this topic. When I started working out 6 years ago, I spent a lot of time looking into this stuff. I was going through a kind of cognitive dissonance realizing how widely detrimental the standard diet was, and how completely unconcerned and unaware the average person was. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, that our idea of "healthy diet" was so far removed from the reality. Even when I was going through eating disorder treatment, they tried to set me up with a nutritionist, and the stuff she was telling me was ludicrous. For example the amount of food I was expected to eat in a day. If it's so much food that I am stuffed and cannot fathom eating it--which is what was proposed--someone has taken science and removed it from life and application. If my bodily wisdom is telling me that more food will cause me discomfort, I'm listening to that before a nutritionist. Not to mention that with the birth of my children taking place 6 1/2 years apart, I learned that in such a span, what the experts know to be the "truth" changed dramatically. There is so much out there to learn in prevention.

When my microwave stopped working a few years back, I decided to not buy another. I also like soy milk and the six bean blends.

And my daughter pointed out that it was during my period of changing my diet completely, and eating salmon numerous times per week, that my bi-polar disorder seemed to vanish into thin air, which is interesting considering that specific disorder is known to be affected by salmon or more specifically the omega-3 fatty acids. I understand this stuff sounds ridiculous from someone eating the standard diet. And yet to change one's diet dramatically to say an Okinawan type diet, one experiences a bursting vitality that is quite shocking, really, compared to our Western norm. When I did so, everything looked so vibrant and lighted in my life. When we poison the very instrument through which we interface with life....well, we're skewing just about everything.

chopitdown · May 2007

angelica wrote:

We in the west are not only behind, but we are backwards in our approach to health by treating disease, rather than promoting vibrant, revitalizing health. .

well said. We, as a whole, have no interest in health prevention (i.e. diet, exercise etc...) Combining a good diet and exercise can help treat / prevent a lot of health problems, but as others have eluded to, it's much easier to pop a pill and take care of it that way. Good diet and daily exercise will by no means stop all disease or prevent everything but it certainly would help a majority of the people. But that would mean we in the west would have to change our lifestyle and i don't think too many people here (in the west) want to.

angelica · May 2007

chopitdown wrote:

well said. We, as a whole, have no interest in health prevention (i.e. diet, exercise etc...) Combining a good diet and exercise can help treat / prevent a lot of health problems, but as others have eluded to, it's much easier to pop a pill and take care of it that way. Good diet and daily exercise will by no means stop all disease or prevent everything but it certainly would help a majority of the people. But that would mean we in the west would have to change our lifestyle and i don't think too many people here (in the west) want to.

That's exactly it. It's a lifestyle change. And a change made on one level, triggers change on another, and many people don't want to upset their inner status quo. People need to stay rigidly attached to their practices. The average person isn't connected deep within, to the degree that they are centered and can flow with changing dynamics. Rather people cling to stagnation and the rigid variables for their sense of who they are. Stagnation is using one's energy to go counter to natural evolution. And we pay the price.

When we start getting healthy, our system starts to want to utilize the wonderful new energy freed up, and therefore, for example, psychological issues will start arising for us to look at. Or clarifying one's diet might cause us to notice how detrimental the caffeine addiction or drinking problem might actually be. Everything is naturally in synch. A change on one level triggers a change on another. It's not easy to trust the process and release what no longer works in the sake of revitalization and renewal. However, following the process and trusting the evolutionary forces, and our body wisdom, we can become renewed mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The process is brilliant. On all levels.

What I personally found with clarifying my system was that my healthier inner sensitivity to that which was not good for me created the conditions to sense a higher level of self need and to seek out solutions intuitively before I require medical invasion. We have the potential to be sensitive enough to feel/sense/intuit from within our bodies, and to KNOW what is in our best interests and to gravitate towards it. I'm in my forties, and the act of lifting weights alone, and having a strong musculature to support my frame does wonders in how I carry myself. It contributes to a sense of potency and health. My practices fluctuate and are far from perfect, and yet altogether I can only imagine what the effect will be when I'm in my 60's or further down the line considering the awareness and sense of self-responsibility I have taken ownership of. Our bodies naturally move towards optimal health. It is US who actively work against our bodies with the scripts and practises we've accepted from birth. Then we buy into the prevalent model at this time in the west--of disease, and we stay detached from the natural brilliance of life that flows through our each cell, and that represents the awesomeness of who we are deep inside.

chopitdown · May 2007

angelica wrote:

When we start getting healthy, our system starts to want to utilize the wonderful new energy freed up, and therefore, for example, psychological issues will start arising for us to look at. Or clarifying one's diet might cause us to notice how detrimental the caffeine addiction or drinking problem might actually be. Everything is naturally in synch. A change on one level triggers a change on another. It's not easy to trust the process and release what no longer works in the sake of revitalization and renewal. However, following the process and trusting the evolutionary forces, and our body wisdom, we can become renewed mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The process is brilliant. On all levels.

What I personally found with clarifying my system was that my healthier inner sensitivity to that which was not good for me created the conditions to sense a higher level of self need and to seek out solutions intuitively before I require medical invasion. We have the potential to be sensitive enough to feel/sense/intuit from within our bodies, and to KNOW what is in our best interests and to gravitate towards it. I'm in my forties, and the act of lifting weights alone, and having a strong musculature to support my frame does wonders in how I carry myself. It contributes to a sense of potency and health. My practices fluctuate and are far from perfect, and yet altogether I can only imagine what the effect will be when I'm in my 60's or further down the line considering the awareness and sense of self-responsibility I have taken ownership of. Our bodies naturally move towards optimal health. It is US who actively work against our bodies with the scripts and practises we've accepted from birth. Then we buy into the prevalent model at this time in the west--of disease, and we stay detached from the natural brilliance of life that flows through our each cell, and that represents the awesomeness of who we are deep inside.

i agree. The changes that the body undergoes as we get healthy are amazing. And the health benefits are varied. A quick google search of exercise and metabolic syndrome shows how much exercise can do for us, even in reversing some of the problems that were present. What we do now will definitely help improve quality of living further down the road. I firmly believe the human body was designed to be stressed and to is at it's best when the muscles, joints, bones etc... are being stressed and worked. It helps on so many levels. There are numerous studies that show the health benefits of exercise and diet from kids through nursing home patients and they all do better after intense exercise, it can help diabetes, high blood pressure, adhd in kids; the list goes on.

farfromglorified · May 2007

When will you people realize that this is the world you're asking for??????

angelica · May 2007

chopitdown wrote:

i agree. The changes that the body undergoes as we get healthy are amazing. And the health benefits are varied. A quick google search of exercise and metabolic syndrome shows how much exercise can do for us, even in reversing some of the problems that were present. What we do now will definitely help improve quality of living further down the road. I firmly believe the human body was designed to be stressed and to is at it's best when the muscles, joints, bones etc... are being stressed and worked. It helps on so many levels. There are numerous studies that show the health benefits of exercise and diet from kids through nursing home patients and they all do better after intense exercise, it can help diabetes, high blood pressure, adhd in kids; the list goes on.

Yes, the list goes on, and on, and on......Having a mother who has shrivelled away into near oblivion as she ages, I look forward to something so profound as weight training keeping my bone density strong. The results with this stuff are miraculous. It takes commitment, focus and motivation. Particularly to overcome the vast marketing schemes on all levels that offer us the "magic pill" for all that ails us. We're happy to succumb the the magic pill/treatment philosophy and keep the illusions alive, all the while using our life energy to go against us evolutionarily speaking. And it eventually catches up. Optimal health is there for anyone interested in becoming centered, and with making a healthy lifestyle on all levels a priority.

angelica · May 2007

jeffbr wrote:

I'm more interested in quality rather than quantity. Living to 100 doesn't interest me in the least. I'm going to enjoy the relatively short time I'm here. If someone enjoys living life eating raw carrots, that's great! I'll toast them with my glass of Bordeaux and dig into my chateaubriand. I am a big sushi fan, though. So I get my share of raw food on a regular basis without being religious about it.

I've had to learn to balance all my needs, which includes that I also LOVE good food and have emotional attachments to all kinds of foods. I can't deprive myself of good food or it creates backlashes for me with my eating disorder tendencies. I keep the less healthy stuff in perspective and have it be the exception to the rule rather than the norm. For example, I LOVE beef, and I had a small, lean-ish steak just last night. But it's been over a month (or more--I can't even remember) since I had the last one. Just like coffee. I love that I'm not addicted to it anymore, so when I have a good cup, not only does it taste great, but I get to experience the cool caffeine kick, rather than like when I was addicted and I needed that "kick" to feel normal. I have one about once a week. Now I define my eating practices, rather than having bad habits that were seemingly out of my control define them for me.

baraka · May 2007

My first impression was the ban was probably due to the strong drug lobbyist, but after the article Rushlimbo posted, I'm not so sure. It got me thinking about another recent incident with the tainted pet food supply, compliments of China. I think this all speaks volumes about the dangers of globalization currently. I am all for a global economy...in the long run, but everyone has to play by the same rules or it makes no sense. We can't just farm out industry to the cheapest bidder and expect effective controls. I realize that the FDA can be a pain in the ass, I know, because I deal with them personally in my profession, but is everyone really comfortable with the idea of unregulated prescription meds? Another article was posted here earlier about how the FDA can NOT regulate imported meds. I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, but I think there is a lot to consider and I'm not talking about 'terrorist' threats.

RolandTD20Kdrummer · May 2007

angelica wrote:

Thanks for sharing Roland. I'm with you 100% on this topic. When I started working out 6 years ago, I spent a lot of time looking into this stuff. I was going through a kind of cognitive dissonance realizing how widely detrimental the standard diet was, and how completely unconcerned and unaware the average person was. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, that our idea of "healthy diet" was so far removed from the reality. Even when I was going through eating disorder treatment, they tried to set me up with a nutritionist, and the stuff she was telling me was ludicrous. For example the amount of food I was expected to eat in a day. If it's so much food that I am stuffed and cannot fathom eating it--which is what was proposed--someone has taken science and removed it from life and application. If my bodily wisdom is telling me that more food will cause me discomfort, I'm listening to that before a nutritionist. Not to mention that with the birth of my children taking place 6 1/2 years apart, I learned that in such a span, what the experts know to be the "truth" changed dramatically. There is so much out there to learn in prevention.

When my microwave stopped working a few years back, I decided to not buy another. I also like soy milk and the six bean blends. And my daughter pointed out that it was during my period of changing my diet completely, and eating salmon numerous times per week, that my bi-polar disorder seemed to vanish into thin air, which is interesting considering that specific disorder is known to be affected by salmon or more specifically the omega-3 fatty acids. I understand this stuff sounds ridiculous from someone eating the standard diet. And yet to change one's diet dramatically to say an Okinawan type diet, one experiences a bursting vitality that is quite shocking, really, compared to our Western norm. When I did so, everything looked so vibrant and lighted in my life. When we poison the very instrument through which we interface with life....well, we're skewing just about everything.

A few other things I do as a minimum are a daily vitamin, Omega 3-6-9 capsules daily, and Acidophilus capsules regularly (i.e. probiotics) a healthy gut should have about 3 pounds of these bacteria to aid in nutrient absorption...enhanced immune system etc... http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/digestiveproblems/a/Acidophilus.htm They get killed off easily, and need to be replenished continuously.

Also the the benefits of Whey are off the charts:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/willbrink5.htm

Once diet cascades into better positive mental outlook overall...then well...

Not to mention the vibrant looking hot body factor...

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angelica · May 2007

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

A few other things I do as a minimum are a daily vitamin, Omega 3-6-9 capsules daily, and Acidophilus capsules regularly (i.e. probiotics) a healthy gut should have about 3 pounds of these bacteria to aid in nutrient absorption...enhanced immune system etc... http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/digestiveproblems/a/Acidophilus.htm They get killed off easily, and need to be replenished continuously.

Also the the benefits of Whey are off the charts:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/willbrink5.htm

Besides a multivitamin and calcium, I follow an immune boosting vitamin routine from Dr. Andrew Weil's book "Spontaneous Healing" (which is about the body's natural movement towards spontaneous healing, by the way, written by a highly respected medical doctor who believes in the blend between the better aspects of eastern holistic and western reductionist medicine). It's basically doses of vitamins c, e and selenium. I used to subscribe to Nutrition Action Health Letter, put out by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit health advocacy group that regularly assesses the pros/cons to all kinds of health issues/diets, etc. They cover supplements, too, so I've used them as a balanced resource over the years.

The cool thing about having a workout muse, though, Roland (:D), is I'm getting more motivated by the day and am willing to look into increasing my focus and the scope of my health practices. I will look more into what you've mentioned here. Thanks.

Once diet cascades into better positive mental outlook overall...then well...

Not to mention the vibrant looking hot body factor...

Say no more!!

RolandTD20Kdrummer · May 2007

angelica wrote:

Besides a multivitamin and calcium, I follow an immune boosting vitamin routine from Dr. Andrew Weil's book "Spontaneous Healing" (which is about the body's natural movement towards spontaneous healing, by the way, written by a highly respected medical doctor who believes in the blend between the better aspects of eastern holistic and western reductionist medicine). It's basically doses of vitamins c, e and selenium. I used to subscribe to Nutrition Action Health Letter, put out by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit health advocacy group that regularly assesses the pros/cons to all kinds of health issues/diets, etc. They cover supplements, too, so I've used them as a balanced resource over the years.

The cool thing about having a workout muse, though, Roland (:D), is I'm getting more motivated by the day and am willing to look into increasing my focus and the scope of my health practices. I will look more into what you've mentioned here. Thanks.

Say no more!!

When I sit back and look at it...really it all comes down to priorities. You can't tell anyone this that already isn't willing or receptive in the first place. I'm in the mindset that I'll try anything once...and it if makes sense, and is good for me... definitely the intelligence factor eventually rules over habit. I've seen other side of health and being alive extremely close up so I personally choose what makes the most sense for me to not be there.

If someone thinks fast food or whatever makes sense for them and think I'm nuts....that's fine. What can I do about it? What I've written here is accumulation of hundreds of hours of my time condensed into 5-10 mins.

Others can take it or leave it. I'll still be doing my thing. I know you're a cut above the rest so it gives me satisfaction.

mammasan · May 2007

zstillings wrote:

It looks like a bipartisan effort opposing you. Here are the votes on the Cochran Amendment:

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---49
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-NE)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---40
Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lott (R-MS)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 11
Allard (R-CO)
Biden (D-DE)
Brownback (R-KS)
Dodd (D-CT)
Ensign (R-NV)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Tester (D-MT)

It looks like more Democrats than you would have liked to let others believe. Not everything is the fault of Republicans alone.

Z thanks for posting that info. I'll be writing my senators to express my disgust in their vote.

mammasan · May 2007

Having worked in the pharma industry this is such bullshit. For example most of Pfizers products are manufactored in Ireland and safety standards at the facility follow strict FDA guidelines. Now the product that is shipped to Canada comes from the same facility, and is produced under the same safety regs, as the product that is shipped to the US. The whole safety arguement is a big stinking hot pile of shit. The pharma lobby doesn't want you paying $50 for your monthly supply of Lipitor from Canada. They want you paying $140 for it here.

angelica · May 2007

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

When I sit back and look at it...really it all comes down to priorities. You can't tell anyone this that already isn't willing or receptive in the first place. I'm in the mindset that I'll try anything once...and it if makes sense, and is good for me... definitely the intelligence factor eventually rules over habit. I've seen other side of health and being alive extremely close up so I personally choose what makes the most sense for me to not be there.

If someone thinks fast food or whatever makes sense for them and think I'm nuts....that's fine. What can I do about it? What I've written here is accumulation of hundreds of hours of my time condensed into 5-10 mins.

Others can take it or leave it. I'll still be doing my thing. I know you're a cut above the rest so it gives me satisfaction.

I completely agree.

Peace.

prism · May 2007

mammasan wrote:

Having worked in the pharma industry this is such bullshit. For example most of Pfizers products are manufactored in Ireland and safety standards at the facility follow strict FDA guidelines. Now the product that is shipped to Canada comes from the same facility, and is produced under the same safety regs, as the product that is shipped to the US. The whole safety arguement is a big stinking hot pile of shit. The pharma lobby doesn't want you paying $50 for your monthly supply of Lipitor from Canada. They want you paying $140 for it here.

you are completely right. it's so infurating.

I know a guy that had a kidney transplant three years ago(he was 28 at the time) because he had inherited PKD. so he has to take daily immunosuppressants so that his body does not reject the new kidney. just these three immunosuppressants cost $6,000 in the US for a month's supply. these EXACT same pills cost $3,000 for a month's supply in Canada. the thing is he lives 7 miles from the Canadian border, it's actually closer for him to get them in Canada. he has a decent job but he doesn't even make $6,000 a month...he and his boyfriend are barely scraping by to come up with the $3,000 a month as it is. it's not like he has any other choice but to sneak these pills across the border and the question remains; who or what is he hurting by doing this? the only answer is: the drug companies profits.

mammasan · May 2007

prism wrote:

you are completely right. it's so infurating.

I know a guy that had a kidney transplant three years ago(he was 28 at the time) because he had inherited PKD. so he has to take daily immunosuppressants so that his body does not reject the new kidney. just these three immunosuppressants cost $6,000 in the US for a month's supply. these EXACT same pills cost $3,000 for a month's supply in Canada. the thing is he lives 7 miles from the Canadian border, it's actually closer for him to get them in Canada. he has a decent job but he doesn't even make $6,000 a month...he and his boyfriend are barely scraping by to come up with the $3,000 a month as it is. it's not like he has any other choice but to sneak these pills across the border and the question remains; who or what is he hurting by doing this? the only answer is: the drug companies profits.

Precisely. I would understand this safety arguement if the pills being produced for Canada where manufactered at a different facility that did not adherer to our standards. That's not the case though. I can only speak for Pfizer. they have 2 manufactoring locations. Mexico and Ireland and both ahve to adhere to FDA standards. All of Pfizer's products are manufactored at either one of these facilities. There is no different safety standards for the pills sitting in a Canadian pharmacy than for the pills sitting in a US pharmacy. That just leads me to believe that their sole motive for proventing this is money not the safety of the consumer.

cincybearcat · May 2007

zstillings wrote:

It looks like a bipartisan effort opposing you. Here are the votes on the Cochran Amendment:

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---49
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-NE)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---40
Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lott (R-MS)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 11
Allard (R-CO)
Biden (D-DE)
Brownback (R-KS)
Dodd (D-CT)
Ensign (R-NV)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Tester (D-MT)

It looks like more Democrats than you would have liked to let others believe. Not everything is the fault of Republicans alone.

What should also piss us off are the 11 that didn't vote. Don't they get paid to do that?

On a similar note, for individuals campaigning for President, they should be able to appoint a staff member to vote for them. Of course, I'm not sure campaigning so far out makes any sense either.

IndianSummer · May 2007

which are the biggest drug companies in usa??

Senate blocks bid to allow drug imports

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