Overblown Pandemic

The common “seasonal flu” has killed hundreds, even thousands of people, yearly. But nothing much is made of it. So Mexico (a country where people live much dirtier lives than here and whose health level is lower) have a few hundred deaths attributed to “swine flu” and the world goes bananas. All tolled, TWO people (at this writing) have died in the United States; one that came here for treatment from Mexico and one toddler. They talk about THOUSANDS of “reported cases,” but a “reported case” does NOT mean a REAL case. It means someone came into a hospital complaining of ”flu-like” symptoms and they add this case to their numbers while they try to find out if it is a real case. The fact that 80% or more such “reports” do not turn out to be the “swine flu” they’re talking about now doesn’t seem to penetrate politician’s minds. As Obama’s Chief of Staff Rham Emmanuel said, “Never let a good panic go to waste,” and they’re not. Look for many new laws and regulations to be suggested, with many made; most of them the kind that could not be made without this panic. The number of “reported” cases in Mexico has already begun to decline, but politicians (and the news media) world-wide continue to “fan the flames” of panic. (Yahoo News/AP)