] Here's a story that isn't getting as much coverage as I
] think it should. Yesterday World Net Daily was reporting
] that in July George Bush will announce a sweeping new
] mental health initiative that will recommend mental
] health screening for every U.S. citizen.
]
] In 2002 Bush set up something called the New Freedom
] Commission on Mental Health. The goal was to study the
] U.S. mental health service delivery system. Soon the
] commission will deliver its report, complete with a
] suggestion that government schools would be in a "key
] position" to screen 52 million unfortunate children who
] attend government schools and the 6 million adults who
] work there. The commission is going to recommend that
] this screening be linked somehow with treatment ..
] including medications.
]
] Are you comfortable with the idea of your friendly local
] government school screening your child for mental
] problems, and then recommending or perhaps even requiring
] certain medications?
]
] Now .. without delving into details, here's something
] else you need to know. The commission will recommend
] something called The Texas Medication Algorithm Project
] (TAMP) as a model for the medical treatment of Americans,
] and government school students, found to be suffering
] from medical problems. There is evidently some
] relationship between huge pharmaceutical companies and
] TAMP. One of these companies, Eli Lilly, has some rather
] extensive relationships with George Bush. George Bush
] (41) was once a member of the Eli Lilly board of
] directors, and George Bush (43) appointed a Lilly chief
] executive to the Homeland Security Council.
]
] I'll have much more to say on this if and when the
] predicted initiative sees the light of day. For now,
] just consider the idea of your local government school
] screening your child for mental diseases. And also
] consider where and how you are going to receive your
] screening!

I agree with about half of what Boortz says - the other 50% is unabashed pandering to the right wing. Occasionally (like this instance), he trashes the GOP when they deserve it. -LB