Since folks want to throw Cory under the bus...

[JHan]

47. i agree that the issue of pricing is critical..

but it seems we're focusing on the wrong things that make headlines but don't accomplish much. In my view, this is another problem with "optics" where once you scratch the surface you're left wondering why Senators are being excoriated over it..

I don't want us to adopt the Canadian system, but rather to learn from what they got right and what they got wrong. As the article said, the amendment itself was originally flawed and with the flood of generics in the Canadian market, I can see why Booker and others were hesitant, even after correction. There isn't even a clear correlation, other than the fact Pharma does business in NJ, pointing to Booker being "bought".

My worry is that we are very quick to jump on our politicians and smearing them, instead of examining carefully why they voted in a particular way. If I believed what I read from many progressives this past week, I'd be left with the impression that Cory Booker is fine with poor people struggling to pay for life saving medicines - and that is not true.

We can't keep doing this to our allies, it's a distraction, and it doesn't bode well for 2020.