See below for links to must-read Molly Ivins article...spread it around!

[grannylib]

I am looking for a link to a Molly Ivins article that was published today in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, but it does not seem to be on the online version of the paper. It was under the "Creators Syndicate" byline or whatever you call it, and it's about the pork-barrel bills on Medicare/Senior drug benefits and the major breaks being given to the energy industry (not, of course, renewable energy...)
Can anyone help and provide the link? This one is a must read!
Thanks much!

[starroute]

1. Is it the same as this one at Working for Change?

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=15968

Brains on drugs
Washington's finest 'solve' prescription drug crisis by increasing drug company profits

AUSTIN, Texas -- As Lily Tomlin observed, no matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep it up. But the Congress of the United States is doing its best to keep us up to snuff in this department, and we would particularly like to thank all of them, and the Bush White House as well, for keeping us on our misanthropic toes.

[fizzana]

2. Here's a link

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=15968

I've already e-mailed it all over the place.

[grannylib]

4. Good for you for passing it along...it's excellent

And scary...I love Molly...
thanks again to both of you for finding it:yourock: :yourock:

[IrateCitizen]

5. Molly's been getting a lot more "caustic" lately

Not exactly that I mind very much, because these are times that call for a little righteous indignation.

What amazes me most is that these bastards are actually able to get away with shit like this! I mean, media, are you even ALIVE anymore??? :grr:

[grannylib]

3. That's the one! Thanks much!

[Dudley_DUright]

6. Many probably already have seen it

since I posted it some time ago here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=20813

You can find Molly's columns at www.workingforchange.com posted on most T and TH (except not today :-( ).

[Triana]

7. THIS one?

(I'm personally sending this all over the place to anyone who will read it)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Keeping Us On Our Misanthropic Toes

AUSTIN, Texas -- As Lily Tomlin observed, no matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep it up. But the Congress of the United States is doing its best to keep us up to snuff in this department, and we would particularly like to thank all of them, and the Bush White House as well, for keeping us on our misanthropic toes.

Gee, it seemed like such a good idea -- a plan to help senior citizens with their outrageous drug bills. It's bad enough the drug companies are ripping off the rest of us, but seniors on fixed incomes are just brought to their knees by these unconscionable prices. They've been begging for help for years, and for years the pols have been promising to deliver. And now they will. Oops. Bad news.

According to a report by the co-directors of Boston University's School of Public Health titled, "New Medicare RX Benefit Means Big Profits for Drug Companies," we have once more failed to sufficiently overestimate what special interest money can do to legislation written by our elected representatives. According to the report, "An estimated 61.1 percent of the Medicare dollars that will be spent to buy more prescriptions will remain in the hands of drug makers as added profits."

http://www.intellivu.com/main.asp?brand=&fnum=232&pathb=/articles1/mivins/ivins111103.htm