Wings of Justice Honoree: Richard F. Daines

Dr. Richard F. Daines is the New York State Health Commissioner -- and unlike the ideological quacks in the Bush Administration, he is willing to take a stand on behalf of effective public health policies, untainted by the blindness of religious zealotry.

In short, Dr. Daines refused to accept $3.5 million a year for Bush Administration "abstinence only" programs in the Empire State.