the sweet smell of redress

Sweet, like rotting flesh.

I was surprised when Governor Rick Perry of Texas, purportedly a religious conservative, became the first in the country to mandate vaccinations against human papillomavirus. So, when Merck, the manufacturer of the vaccine, called Gardasil, publicly announced an end to their lobbying efforts for similar mandates in other states, I got to thinking. . . and googling. . . and writing.