747 Flyover?

The author talks about the placement of the economic stimulus effort in the U.S. to enhance many aspects of research, which includes an extra 12 billion dollars to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He says that the fund allotted to the NIH will enhance the future of biomedical research and stimulate many aspects of the economy. He cites issues regarding the distribution of funds to the NIH. He compares the NIH review process to a fly over of a 747 aircraft over New York City ordered by Louis Caldera, director of the White House Military Office.