Mike Davis on Swine Flu

Read it here.

Also, The Guardian reports that Congressional Republicans nixed $900 million for Pandemic prevention measures from the Stimulus bill. Right now, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins has an article on her webpage boasting of her opposition to the proposed stimulus spending on pandemic response and prevention mesures.

Also, wack-job secessionist governor of Texas Rick Perry has asked the oppressive, out-of-control, tax-loving Stalinist bureaucracy known as the 'US Federal Government' for help in dealing with the Swine Flu outbreak, in particular, for reserves of Tamiflu. I'm sure we can expect him to rachet up the anti-Washington rhetoric again once this outbreak blows over.