May 12, 13, 2009

5-13-09—A former surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, who is a paid consultant for a medical company, published a study that made false claims and overstated the benefits of the company’s product in treating soldiers severely injured in Iraq—NYT A1
--Cheney, who had 5 deferments himself to get out of going to Vietnam, would rather follow a blowhard entertainer who has had 3 divorces and a drug problem (who also avoided Vietnam) than a four star general who spent his life serving his country. –Dowd, NYT A27

--5-12-09--In states like Indiana, where property values never soared, community bankers have been rock solid. The last failure in the state was 1992. NYT A3