>Here, one individual component of the FDA was compromised, but other checks-and-balances are coming to bear.. The damning thing is the point it got up to, bef

>Here, one individual component of the FDA was compromised, but other checks-and-balances are coming to bear.. The damning thing is the point it got up to, before the "checks and balances" came into play that we have to consider this as an exception rather than the rule. IMHO The scientific advisory resigning is itself the point where the failure of the process became apparent. Because, I am pretty sure "if you disagree then you should resign", is NOT part of the approval process. I mean, it is not within the framework that you are trying to portray as being robust.