ANOTHER CONNECTION IN THE WINGNUT WEB

Radio show host Mike Gallagher touts Cancer Treatment Centers of America and I thought that's because of the good treatment his late wife received. That may explain some of it but it's more likely that Gallagher is doing a quid pro quo for a wingnut sugar daddy.

Who's behind the attacks on a health care overhaul?
By Margaret Talev | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Friday, August 14, 2009

FreedomWorks, which has been advocating against the overhaul but has not launched TV ads, is chaired by Dick Armey, the former Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives from Texas.

But also noteworthy are the group's other backers and board members. They include billionaire flat-tax proponent and former GOP presidential candidate Steve Forbes; Richard J. Stephenson, who founded Cancer Treatment Centers of America, which offers alternative as well as standard therapies, sometimes not covered by insurance; and Frank M. Sands, Sr., chief executive officer of an investment management firm whose offerings include a Healthcare Leaders portfolio.

"They're on our board because they support lower taxes, less government and more freedom," said FreedomWorks spokesman Adam Brandon.