Bush Aide Blocked Report - Global Health Draft In 2006 Rejected for Not Being Political

Nothing much surprises me anymore with the regime of Chimperator Bush. For a crew that promised "compassionate conservatism," and likes to talk about religious faith, there is a durth of compassion. Fighting disease and helping the poor seem to be pretty basic elements of faith in action and compassion. Yet, this story from the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR2007072801420.html?hpid=topnews) shows what the real agenda is for these people:

A surgeon general's report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration's policy accomplishments, according to current and former public health officials.
The report described the link between poverty and poor health, urged the U.S. government to help combat widespread diseases as a key aim of its foreign policy, and called on corporations to help improve health conditions in the countries where they operate. A copy of the report was obtained by The Washington Post.

Three people directly involved in its preparation said its publication was blocked by William R. Steiger (pictured above) , a specialist in education and a scholar of Latin American history whose family has long ties to President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Since 2001, Steiger has run the Office of Global Health Affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Funny, but the guy seems to lack any medical or health care experience. I guess the Chimperator just gave a job away, regardless of whether the guy was qualified. Read the full story and draw your own conclusions. I am disgusted, but not surprised.