"I am not trying to create an argument, but I believe that this President is doing something about Parkinson's disease...." Sounds argumentative to me--and totally wrong. For one, Bush is against the last installment of doubling the NIH's budget in 5 years, that has been funded during every year since inception under Clinton. Bush wants cuts in all manner of health issues, for another. He is a menace to the present and future progress of research and health care issues, as far as I am concerned. Charlotte Mancuso ---------- Texas_Parkinsonism Advocate <[log in to unmask]> writes: From: Texas_Parkinsonism Advocate <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: President Bush Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:20:12 -0600 I do not wish to start a debate but I simply cannot let unsubstantiated misconceptions continue to proliferate without rebuttal. Let me state for you the facts of the matter. Number one, President Bush has named a head of the National institutes of Health after a protracted period where the previous administration had left the post unfilled. Number two, President Bush has proposed in his last three budgets increases in spending at the NIH. The previous the administration had actually cut funding at the National institutes of Health. Number three, it is the Senate that failed to pass an appropriations bill for fiscal year to the 2003, which by the way it began last October 1st. I am not trying to create an argument, but I believe that this President is doing something about Parkinson's disease. Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts. -- As a young-onset patient of Parkinson's Disease, a progressive, degenerative, as yet incurable neurological disorder, Terry has become a tireless Advocate, speaking and writing on behalf of Parkinson's patients and their families and caregivers. To invite Terry to come and speak to your group, club or organization contact him at [log in to unmask] or call him at 254-747-0856. Topics include Parkinson's Awareness, Activism and Self-Determination, Bioethics, and Stem Cells and Their Sources. "A cure by 2005" Texas Parkinsonian Advocate ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn