Good commentary by Larry Beinhart over at Mother Jones on Bushenomics I thought I'd pass along:

The Medicare package has the bizarre requirement that the government has to buy pharmaceuticals from the drug companies at the highest possible price. That means it is requiring us to pay the highest possible price. The $12.3 billion energy bill was a triumph for special interests and was followed, shortly thereafter, by $3 a gallon gas at the pump and record profits for the oil industry. more...

posted by Sarai @ 2:57 PM