Another reason to fear a John McCain presidency

“At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that ‘there’s strong evidence’ that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S. — a position in stark contrast with the view of the medical establishment,” writes Tapper. “McCain was responding to a question from the mother of a boy with autism, who asked about a recent story that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program had issued a judgment in favor of an unnamed child whose family claimed regressive encephalopathy and symptoms of autism were caused by thimerosal.”

Some reading material for those who think there is a relationship between autism and vaccinations.

Misconceptions about Immunization

Still No Association Between Autism and Mercury in Vaccines

Still more evidence that vaccines don't cause autism

David Kirby’s Causation Trail

A Crisis of Faith or "Bait and Switch"?

"And, it's worthwhile to point out that even the mercury militia is backing away from the whole thimerosal thing:"

Zealots Can't Defend

thanks to Orac for the links