That’s not a smoking gun
This cracks me up.
Mike Toomey, former chief of staff to Perry, is a lobbyist for Merck. The pharmaceutical company has donated $6,000 to Perry since 2005 and $38,000 to legislative leaders and lawmakers.
Perry issued an executive order that would require girls to receive a new vaccine for papillomavirus which causes cervical cancer. Newspapers are quoting this $6,000 contribution like it’s a smoking gun for why Perry issued the order.
Oh please. A $6,000 contribution probably wouldn’t put Merck in the top 25 of Perry contributors. When you have people like the home builder, Bob Perry, contributing $50,000 a pop, $6,000 is small potatoes. If they’re looking for a smoking gun, better check his stock holdings in Merck.
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