Funny how in an election year, Democrats suddenly become concerned about obscenely high, rapacious pharmaceutical prices for drugs known to be heavily used by children. Before this year, bupkis. All we heard was how great the ACA (more popularly referred to as Obamacare) was working to bring down healthcare costs. Well, maybe healthcare prices for certain things, but control of the the high prices that create Big Pharma's monstrous profits? Not so much.

But hey, we're in the middle of the general election campaign, and the clock is ticking! Time for Democrats to express concern over Big Bad Drug Companies and time to care about the "children." And this year's whipping boy is - Mylan, the producer of Epipens, which have been overpriced for over a decade! And who better to print the Senate Democrats 'press release' showing us they feel our pain than The Hill:

Democratic lawmakers released a letter on Wednesday from Andy Slavitt, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), confirming that EpiPen maker Mylan had misclassified the device — in effect, overcharging taxpayers for its product. The revelation is the latest turn involving Mylan, which has recently faced outrage from both parties over its 400 percent-plus increase in the price of EpiPens in the past few years. The letter from Slavitt, released by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), confirms that Mylan has misclassified the EpiPen as a generic drug, as opposed to a brand drug, since 1997. That means Mylan was only giving Medicaid a 13 percent discount on its product, instead of a 23.1 percent discount.

Hillary in trouble? A bad look for her that so many big pharmaceutical companies have contributed to her campaign and her family's foundation, even Mylan, the maker of and profiteer gouging Americans by overpricing Epipens? Time to call Mylan on the carpet an make an example of it as the designated scapegoat!

“Today’s letter is more evidence that while Mylan irresponsibly raised the price of EpiPen, they were also bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars,” Wyden and Pallone said in a statement. “Essential medicines like EpiPen are increasingly out of reach for families across the nation due to unjustified price hikes, and it’s high time for drug companies to take responsibility for their actions. We will ensure taxpayers get their due.”

You know, I'd almost believe them -almost - if they hadn't let this slide for over a decade, back as farv as the First Clinton Presidency. Not to mention all the other drugs that are far more costly in the USA than in the rest of the world. Are the Dems going to do anything about that? They haven't so far, and it's not like we haven't had a Democrat in the Oval office for the last eight years. And yet we are still faced with this:

So don't expect the Democrats under Hillary Clinton to actually do anything more than hand out a few slaps on the wrist to Big Pharma, if that. But in the meantime, who doesn't like a good Punch and Judy show?