Now From the Nanny State

postedPosted in Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politically Incorrect on November 16th, 2010 by glennm

Sure, it’s a bad thing when college students drink to excess. But that doesn’t justify taking a perfectly legal beverage off the market by government fiat. This is illustrative of America today, however. No personal responsibility, while the government protects people from themselves.

It’s revolting.

Four Loko, Joose and other caffeine-containing alcoholic drinks will effectively be banned soon by federal regulators amid rising concerns that they are dangerous, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D., N.Y.) said Tuesday.

FDA to Ban Caffeine in Alcoholic drinks | wsj.com

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Small Minds

postedPosted in Politically Incorrect, Stuff on April 13th, 2005 by glennm

This just makes no sense. One day after concluding that breast implants remain too risky, because of lack of actual data in field trials, to permit their reintroduction, an FDA advisory panel voted 7-2 to permit a different manufacturer to resume their sale. FDA Panel OKs Implants [RedHerring.com].Yesterday’s decision was based on the rationale that the company, Mentor, had only three years’ of test data. But today’s approval of silicone devices from Inamed was based on only two years’ testing.

BusinessWeek describes the debate as a “ball of confusion.” I think it’s more simple than that. Big breasts reduce men to small minds!

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Long Time Coming

postedPosted in Politically Incorrect on February 28th, 2005 by glennm

The story is a little old, but rings very true now after last week’s contested vote by a Food & Drug Administration panel (replete with conflicts-of-interest and other scandals) to keep painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex on the market. FDA to Institute Drug Safety Board [L.A. Times.com]. Isn’t this what they were supposed to have been doing all along, namely overseeing drug safety?

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Feeding Cows

postedPosted in Business, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Rants on January 27th, 2004 by glennm

To stem fears about Mad Cow disease, the FDA has implemented a ban on feeding cow blood and chicken wastes to cattle. [nytimes.com]. Well I did not know that cows were so keen on drinking each others’ blood and chewing on chicken shit. These things are herbivores, guys. What the hell are ranchers and feed lot operators doing feeding them animal parts in the first place?

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