The Booker bashing is why we lose.

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165. I think they had their hands full trying to get a stimulus bill passed -- remember that?

And the ACA.

Concerning reimportation, I found this article from 2003. We've already seen what Big Pharma will do when Americans get drugs from Canada -- they shut off supply to Canada.

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030526&slug=canadadrugs26m0

Both rely on asthma inhalers and other drugs manufactured by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which in March became the first drug maker to cut back sales to Canadian pharmacies that ship medicine to Americans. A second major pharmaceutical company quickly followed suit, and others are expected to do the same.

Those restrictions are beginning to choke off the supply of some drugs, which means seniors accustomed to Canadian bargains may once again have to pay higher American prices.

SNIP

Though most Canadian drugs are identical to those sold in the U.S., Internet pharmacies are more difficult to regulate than conventional pharmacies and may be getting some of their drugs from foreign suppliers around the world, said Don Williams, executive director of the Washington State Pharmacy Board. That raises the possibility that counterfeit, adulterated or less potent medications may be shipped to American customers.

"As supplies from Glaxo and AstraZeneca dry up, we believe these (Internet) companies will turn to international suppliers — from Eastern Europe, from Asia — places that haven't been approved by the FDA or the Canadian government and don't recognize patents," Williams said.