Because he's let too many things of too great importance to people go by the wayside.
2:27 AM PST, February 24, 2004
WASHINGTON — Almost a third of Americans say paying for prescription drugs is a problem in their families, and many are cutting dosages to deal with the crunch, according to a poll by The Associated Press.
Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said the government should make it easier to buy cheaper drugs from Canada or other countries.
The poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs found most Americans either take prescription drugs or someone in their family does. Of those, 33 percent said their families have trouble paying at times. For people having trouble paying their medicine bills, three-fourths say the solution often is to cut back on the dosage.
The high cost of prescription drugs will be an important issue in the presidential campaign, said eight in 10 in the poll. Almost half said it will be "very important."