stephanieloveswater  on February 11th, 2012

Never under estimate the willingness of this administration to protect corporations.

bildymooner  on February 11th, 2012

Because he is as tired as I am of people sueing those that are trying to help us in the medical field. I feel bad for those who have autistic children. However if something does good lets not sue them if it turns out to be bad. That is like sueing the cast maker when you broken leg itches too much.

Alex B. PhD  on February 11th, 2012

He insisted on a bill that would protect Eli Lilly Corporation from having litigation against it decided before the thimerosal studies were completed. At the time he insisted on it, studies were still pending, and it was simply suspected, not proven, to cause autism. While this would not have prevented lawsuits against Eli Lilly, as anyone has standing to sue, it would freeze these suits until further studies were completed. It was feared that lawsuits would be decided to end all smallpox vaccine production before the thimerosal studies were completed. If thimerosal turned out to not cause autism, the court’s decision would still stand, and a harmless vaccine would be off the market. This was why he insisted upon it.

Tom  on February 11th, 2012

That’s disgusting. I can’t believe people so blindly nod along with it either; what has this to do with homeland security?

pink_angel  on February 11th, 2012

F### ELI LILLY

I strongly disliked the guy before, now I REALLY hate him.

Damien104  on February 11th, 2012

Most intelligent people read Kennedy’s investigative report on autisim and thimerosal. As a parent, I paid attention. While it is good to know what and how the USG is bilking and raping its citizens, we are getting too entrenched in the details. Just like the Democraps, Repukelicans will take advantage as much as possible, especially when they sense the “tide is turning”. With the onslaught of their scandals amongst other reasons, the Repukelicans sensed their time was numbered, so they made the “hail mary” play and put as much “pork” into all bills as they could. To pretend there is a difference between the two corrupted parties is bad enough…..to question why their greed and corruption has become so rampant, is to ignore the face looking at you in the mirror. We allowed these scumbags to place their interests over those of America. May your chosen diety have mecy on us all. A response to the guy who won’t sue in case of medical mistake: while I wouldn’t sue if my cast itched too much, I’d sue if they set the bone wrong, or put the cast on the wrong arm….The rights and welfare of the many does not outweigh the rights and welfare of the few….for securing individual rights inevitably secure the rights of society.

Smart Kat  on February 11th, 2012

While I abhore how these politicians do favors for their buddies like this, I do have to challenge the notion that vaccinations cause autism.

Thimerosal was removed from the vaccinations in 2001. The last lot of vaccinations with thimerosal expired in 2003. That means, if Thimerosal was the cause of the increase in autism rates the rates should have dropped by now. They have not. The rates are apparently still rising.

Asperger’s, a high-functioning form of autism was always around but these kids were just labelled geeks, & such. (Some say Bill Gates has Asperger’s) Now, Asperger’s composes 80% of the kids on the autism spectrum. That alone accounts for a big hunk of the increase. There are other factors, too, which point to the likelihood that the actual rate of autism hasn’t gone up – just the rate of diagnosis. Email me if you’d like more details.