Team Pillbillies, FTW
I was wrong. I thought I’d heard every West Virginia joke there is. But then the drug companies decided to make bank off the “pillbillies”.
I was wrong. I thought I’d heard every West Virginia joke there is. But then the drug companies decided to make bank off the “pillbillies”.
West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey vigorously patted himself on the back over a $37M settlement with pharmaceutical giant McKesson. He shouldn’t have.
Seen in that light, the President’s comments become much more sinister. He’s trying to leverage the ongoing opioid epidemic into support for his his wall. It almost certainly won’t help. But once the problem gets better he’ll claim credit for it.