Fmr Bush Surgeon General “muzzled”
Former Bush surgeon general says he was muzzled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.
“Anything that doesn’t fit into the political appointees’ ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried,” Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as the nation’s top doctor from 2002 until 2006, told a House of Representatives committee.</em>
theocracy
noun
- a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
- the belief in government by divine guidance
