Fear and Golf: The Swine Flu

Stay up on the latest swine flu at the Drudge Report, its constantly updated with the most up-to-date and scariest flu news from around the world. I thought I’d be covering it more here, and if it starts killing thousands or millions around the world, I will. For now, it’s still really bad in Mexico and probably getting worse, while cases in other countries, including the US, are growing but seemingly less serious than in Mexico… It’s not looking like the next black death.

What I want to cover is the “PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY!!!! AHHH!!!” declared by the Obama Administration. Around 50 cases in the United States, with no deaths so far isn’t so bad but, if Obama thinks it’s an emergency why is he playing golf all day?

Better question: Why is he playing golf, or basketball, or taking vacations, or having cocktail parties–doing anything fun–while over 100,000 American soldiers are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the midst of a “public health emergency?”

President Bush didn’t do any of these things because while Americans were fighting in a War, and people were being killed by terrorists, and hurricanes and fires, he didn’t think it was appropriate. Even if he had, which both he and Obama have a every right to, the media would have savaged him for it like they did his Father during the gulf war. But Obama gets a pass, he always gets a pass from the media, it’s just sad.

Remember: Wash your hands and beat up your sick friends if they leave the house.

(I don’t actually condone any beating of friends so, do that at your own discretion)