Okay, how long before someone in the whackosphere starts braying about forced immunizations, the encroaching of our liberties, and the general sapping of essence of our precious bodily fluids?
President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules so health officials can respond more quickly to the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people in the United States. The goal is to remove bureaucratic roadblocks and make it easier for sick people to seek treatment and medical providers to provide it immediately. That could mean fewer hurdles involving Medicare, Medicaid or health privacy regulations.
"As a nation, we have prepared at all levels of government, and as individuals and communities, taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic," Obama wrote in the declaration, which the White House announced Saturday.
He said the pandemic keeps evolving, the rates of illness are rising rapidly in many areas and there's a potential "to overburden health care resources."
My bet's on Atlas Shrugs to be the first on the block with this, but we'll find out soon enough.
Update: And sure enough, right on cue, we have a winnah!
Of course he's more concerned about H1N1. The swindle flu allows him to declare a state of emergency, which grants the government more power. And I'm sure he's not at all worried about Islamofascists; does anyone think he WOULDN'T, if push came to shove, willingly embrace Sharia? That is, if he doesn't already?
It never fails. Blow the dog whistle, and the faithful start salivating. Maybe the administration should order up a few million rabies shots from the CDC while they're waiting on H1N1 vaccinations.
---Vitelius
BexyJesse http://www.ryanfinnoceanracing.com/ - generic clonazepam It is available in . [url=http://www.ryanfinnoceanracing.com/]buy clonazepam online[/url]
Posted by: lermMemalic | September 16, 2011 at 01:01 AM
Hello, http://facepaintinghelp.com/ - lexapro medication It is an antidepressant medication that has been approved by the United States Food and drug Administration to treat major depressive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. [url=http://facepaintinghelp.com/]escitalopram without prescription[/url]
Posted by: elommaJar | September 14, 2011 at 01:05 AM
Certified Medical Review Officer Drug [url=http://www.viahotelsdublin.com/]buy citalopram[/url] It is in a class of medication for depression called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. http://www.viahotelsdublin.com/ - cheap celexa online
Posted by: cluswoows | July 02, 2011 at 01:03 AM