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I used to think that Ron Paul had his stuff together. After reading this and his comments about armed IRS bureaucrats invading your home, I am glad I never voted for him.

The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is an elite team of more than 6,000 full-time, well-trained, highly qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the Nation's public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science. Driven by a passion for public service, these men and women serve on the frontlines in the Nation's fight against disease and poor health conditions.
As one of America's seven uniformed services, the Commissioned Corps fills essential public health leadership and service roles within the Nation's Federal Government agencies and programs. The Corps has officers in many professions, including:

• Physician
• Dentist
• Nurse
• Pharmacist
• Dietitian
• Engineer
• Environmental health officer
• Mental health specialist, including clinical psychologist and clinical social worker
• Health services officer
• Scientist/researcher
• Therapist (includes occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and audiology)
• Veterinarian

http://www.usphs.gov/aboutus/questions.aspx#whatis

So President Obama now has a private army of dietitians? To arms! To arms!

And if Ron had done just a little bit of research, he might have known that the Commission Corps has been in existence for over 200 years and that it actually does some good stuff.