True North

I just got Tarryl Clark’s newsletter. One of the things she touts is the Senate passing Jeremy’s Law, named for Jeremy Pearson who died of a drug overdose. Here’s what Sen. Clark said in her e-letter:

Justin’s Bill, which will require that documentation of an in-person visit has occurred before online pharmacies can dispense medications, was heard and passed by the full Senate. The bill was passed in response to a young man named Justin Pearson from St. Cloud, who died from a prescription drug overdose of Vicodin and Xanax. Despite extensive treatment for his addiction and doctor intervention to cut Justin off these medications, Justin was able to buy the prescriptions on-line through an Internet pharmacy.

Reading Tarryl’s e-letter, you’d never know that Steve Gottwalt did alot of heavy lifting, even holding a press conference with Justin’s father. Tarryl is great at taking credit for the heavy lifting others do. If she was truly interested in bipartisanship, she would’ve given Steve credit for his contributions to this legislation. Obviously, Tarryl isn’t interested in that.

Cross-posted at Let Freedom Ring. Comments welcome.