Andrew DeMillo, Associcated Press, [1] ironically notes Mike Huckabee march to the rear with respect to AIDS
In 1992, Huckabee was right that the federal goverment was treating AID not as disease bit as some sort of civil right:
“It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.”
Since the pubic blood supply have been cleaned of HIV, AIDS remains an extremely easy disease to prevent. Essentially HIV can only be vectored through stupid behavior.
Back then, Huckaeee observed that AIDS was a grossly over funded:
“In light of the extraordinary funds already being given for AIDS research, it does not seem that additional federal spending can be justified,”
Sadly, Huckabee has left his wisdom behind him:
“My administration will be the first to have an overarching strategy for dealing with HIV and AIDS here in the United States, with a partnership between the public and private sectors that will provide necessary financing and a realistic path toward our goals,”
Preventing the spread of HIV, does not require large amounts of public funding. It requires common sense, of which Huckabee is in short supply.
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