Eric Topol, chairman of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic and one of the most vocal critics of Bextra and Vioxx, says that he saw the FDA panel split mostly between arthritis doctors and others.
We saw it on November 2006, and yet the Democrats seemed to be split on this, just like immigration was supposed to be a Republican issue and Republicans are split on immigration.
Nearly half of those who saw the speech say their minds were not changed, while the rest are evenly split over whether they'd be more or less likely to support his policies.