In keeping with the Bush Administration’s policy of putting religion ahead of science, Dear Leader appointed Dr. W. David Hager to the FDA’s Reproductive Health Advisory Committee. Because why should the head of a committee on reproductive health believe in contraception? How reassuring that the White House doesn’t use a litmus test in its appointments.
Rhythym method, anyone?
In checking this story out, my crack research staff found that the e-petition that alerted me to the story has been going around since 2002, but since Hager was reappointed in June of this year, it doesn’t feel too stale to blog.
While I am not going to email anyone other than the White House, the text of the petition follows.