] 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 boortz.com: SCREEN ME FOR WHAT? |