Shot In The Dark: Well By Law

September 09, 2004

Well By Law

Apparently Joe Soucheray has infiltrated the Kerry inner circle:

"And I intend to have not just a Department of Health and Human Services, but a Department of Wellness."

Note to all bloggers: Please please please repeat this as widely as possible.

Chris Suellentrop - the Slate writer who penned the piece - continued:

Again, what? Apparently this idea comes from Teresa Heinz Kerry, who told the Boston Herald in January 2003 that she would, in the Herald's words, "be an activist first lady, lobbying for a Department of Wellness that would stress preventive health." Oh, boy. Preventive health is a fine idea, but do we need a new agency - I assume it's not Cabinet-level - to handle it?

Note to the Kerry campaign; depression is a problem. Consider a Department of Happiness.

Posted by Mitch at September 9, 2004 07:23 AM | TrackBack

Comments

I'm all for a Department of Wellness. I assume Ms. Heinz-Kerry would privately finance it?

How about a Ministry of Love, Mitch? Can we have that too, Unca Kerry?

Posted by: Mark at September 9, 2004 08:00 AM

Ketchup Girl says you're an idiot if you don't support Kerry's health care plan. The new Bush bumper sticker should be "W04: Proud To Be An Idiot." Considering the similarities of Kerry's worldview with Carter's perhaps he should establish the Dept. of Malaise.

Posted by: chris at September 9, 2004 12:36 PM