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Economic costs always figure into any decisions about government spending, and not just government spending, but spending upon a human life in the private sector. Why don't we spend $4 trillion on NIH? Should there be any limit to NIH spending? After all, it saves lives and, apparently, we cannot and should not place a monetary value on a human life. What about $4 trillion on her life? I say any less means that you want more cancer patients to die.

The doc in charge of this trial claims that grant terminations led to a one-month delay in this woman's trial. The current NIH director says that this is not true. Koppel presented competing claims without any evidence to support the assertion of the doctor. Did he investigate whether the termination of two technicians actually caused the delay? Were the techs actually terminated, or did they leave? Do trials like this one typically operate on such slim staffing margins?

These are two enormously effective anecdotes, in terms of emotional content. I'm surprised that the Dems don't use these anecdotes more prominently in campaigning against Republicans.