(for those people who actually read the article and ignore the fact that WashPost tries to make it that Hillary is just campaigining for 2008)
In response, Clinton wrote to Alford yesterday, saying she agrees that AIDS "has had a disproportionate impact on people of color" and "that our federal government can do more." But she said that the Ryan White measure as drafted "would have a devastating impact on New York" and "unfairly shift millions of dollars in funding away from New York and other states that have been hardest hit by the epidemic, jeopardizing their ability to provide vital care and treatment services."
And I love this misleading quote:
Some critics see electoral motives behind Clinton's position. "If you look at the states she has to carry to become president -- California, New York, Illinois, Florida -- those would be the hardest hit if the formula were changed," said Charles Grant, founder of AbsoluteCare Medical Center Inc., the largest private HIV/AIDS medical center in Georgia.
Seriously, have you ever considered that California, Illinois and Florida along with her state of New York are also some of the largest populated states in the country and have some of the highest numbers of people with AIDs. I wouldn't call that courting for 2008, I call that common sense that we need to distribute this money fairly, not like some fucked up homeland security distribution system where somehow Indiana and Wisconsion have more national security risks than New York and California.
Some of you might call this a political ploy for 2008, but if it helps distribute the money to where it is most needed then perhaps it's all for the greater good!
Edit note:
Here's the breakdown of AIDS in the US
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare&category=Health+Status&link_category=HIV%2fAIDS&link_subcategory=Cumulative+AIDS+Cases&link_topic=Cumulative+AIDS+Cases+All+AgesNotice who's top of the list? Those states should be getting the most of this money