WaPo Leaves Fizz Out of Frieden Story: Obama's CDC Pick Favors Sin Tax

Ken Shepherd
May 16th, 2009 10:26 PM
Naming a man who wants to levy sin taxes on soda pop to be the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) might not be the politically wisest thing for President Obama to do, especially on the heels of massive TEA Party protests. But then again, with media outlets like the Washington Post leaving that controversy unmentioned, perhaps the White House calculated correctly…