They'll keep spouting this nonsense . . .

. . .until somebody stops them. The FDA has decided to withdraw approval of Avastin for metastatic breast cancer. Their reasoning, which I know is unspeakably cruel and atrocious, is that it doesn't work. Women who are given the drug for that purpose live not one day longer, and often suffer unpleasant side effects. This means that once the decision is final (Genentech can appeal) Medicare, and most likely private insurers, won't pay for it. Which is a good thing for the rest of us, because it's all of our money, and it could be going to safe and effective treatments instead. You can already guess what the Republicans are saying, those champions of fiscal responsibility, implacable foes of wasteful government spending, and defenders of freedom.

Reporting by NYT's Andrew Pollack:.

The F.D.A.’s decision also drew political criticism, with some Republicans contending that withdrawing this treatment for breast cancer was akin to rationing under the new health care law.

“It is troubling that women in Germany and France will soon have access to a life-saving drug, while women in the U.S. will not,” Representative Kay Granger, a Texas Republican, said in a separate statement.

When will the corporate media, and the people, catch on that these people don't actually believe a single word they say. They don't give a moldy fig about the federal deficit, wasteful spending, or for that matter Medicare or your health. They only care about their corporate masters. This is not a life saving drug, that's the whole point. It is, however, a money making drug for Genentech. That's the only thing that matters to Kay Granger.