conservatives

United States Senator Tom Coburn (R, OK) has just put out his latest report condemning spending on HIV/AIDS in the United States.

Announced via a press release alledging that "Americans with HIV/AIDS suffer on waiting lists while bureaucrats party," the conservative Senator who is almost single-handedly responsible for blocking the participation of most U.S. government scientists in the International AIDS Conference is inflamed that any U.S. officials were allowed to go.

By Coburn's count, there are 116 U.S. government employees who are at the IAC, thereby making up one half of one percent of the total number of attendees at the IAC.

MedNewsToday has a good story on the "intellectual travel ban" spurred by Coburn. Reporter Michael Smith notes:  read more »