Murder By Flu?

[HARDCORE]

It was reported today that President Bush was made aware, a full three years ago (?), that we as a nation were dangerously short of flu vaccines! As a matter of fact, here in San Diego, a line formed early last night for the reportedly limited numbers of flu shots that were indeed available today!

Comprised mostly of the elderly, these oldsters (of which I am now numbered) braved the cold, and the unfriendly streets for many, many hours, to get, what could be a life-saving flu shot!

The ready supply of this vaccine was reported to be contaminated and will have to be destroyed. None of this life-saving medicine, they claim, was salvageable? And also ?CLAIMED? is the revelation that the President Himself, refused his flu shot to display his solidarity with the people?

If true, this is a lose/lose scenario, as this man who has the power over life and death - must remain functional! But, if on the other hand, he did get a secret flu shot, then this reminds me a little of the gent (Historical Fact) who horded water and food aboard a life raft during WWII. ?When discovered, he himself was set adrift!!?

So how many in our government have opted not to take the flu vaccine to set an example for the people that they claim to represent? And if this deadly fiasco was preventable, is that not catamount to manslaughter of our sick and elderly?

Now I can not say how much of this charge/counter charge over this flu vaccine screw-up is fact or election year politics!? But one thing is for damned sure - with fuel prices continuing to climb out of sight, even the police, ambulance services and fire departments, may soon be hard-pressed to respond! Unless, of course, they bring out the old horse-drawn equipment!?

I suppose that this may not mean much to some people out there, especially if they are affluent, young and healthy. And I do hope and pray that you or yours pull through these ongoing problems and hard times unscathed! If, however, you suffer needlessly (because of political shortsightedness), lack of heat this winter, or for lack of fuel to get to work on (If your job has not been outsourced that is), and if medical care is also out of reach for one reason or another, then you just may have some soul-searching to do in the very near future!!

Are we our ?American Brother?s Keepers? - You bet your sweet ass we are!! For any time that one of ours needlessly suffers, we all lose ground! And at this late stage of this dangerous game, the risks could be catastrophic for us all (opinion)!!!!

VERITAS