The Monday mania

Its just been pouring rain here. Staying dry is half the battle, though the good news is that once your wet, your wet.

The News:

The pandemic fearing continues. I got to see my first surgical mask wearer. I wonder if it will catch on. The masks really don't do much, washing your hands does.

So we have mixed signals, which is just nuts.

NY Times:
No Signs of Sustained Global Spread of Swine Flu

Oh thank God.

Voice of America:
WHO Expects To Raise Flu Alert Level To Maximum

AP:
Lingle: WHO discussing raising alert to level 6

So what gives? This isn't killing people at an alarming rate like tuberculosis. Does Margret Chan, the head of the WHO know something we don't? This is the first pandemic that has been called in 90 years...I mean thats a pretty serious thing to do. I'm sure we all had flashbacks to that movie Outbreak when we became aware of this. Understandably some people that think about this are becoming critical of the WHO. There seems to be no reason to be promoting this level of fear for what is occurring.

Finincial Times:
Chan hits back at WHO critics

Quote Chan, "We hope the virus fizzles out, because if it doesn’t we are heading for a big outbreak.” But she said: “I’m not predicting the pandemic will blow up, but if I miss it and we don’t prepare, I fail. I’d rather over-prepare than not prepare.”

This sounds reasonable. Though to me it seems like this isn't going to just go away. I expect we will get wam-bammed when the actual flu season rolls around. The fear is all ready out there. There are reports from hospitals all over our nation being clogged up with normal sick people, who are just freaked out they have the pig flu. Hypochondriacs Unite!

It seems like this was just too easy. They could bump it up to level 6 at any time. If they do...then all sorts of infringements to our personal freedom can be justified, in the name of public safety of course. It seems like this is a dress rehearsal. Fear is a useful diversion, and amazing control mechanism. To quote our chief of staff Rahm Israel Emanuel, "never let a good crisis go to waste".

CDC count:
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

279 cases.

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So we have CIFTA, the "multi-national" treaty that makes it illegal to assemble ammo/firearms without government permission in the good ole US of A.



I wish it would be called for what it is. Freedom Evaporating. Instead its "treaty compliance".

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The Bank Stress tests will be out very soon. They have delayed it long enough to have done a little "creative" adjustments. I really doubt anything the Treasury or their boss the Fed has to say. Its not in their nature to be "open". Hence the need for House Resolution 1207, a whole flipping bill just to get them to tells us what they did with TRILLIONS of dollars our money/future. Which I'm happy to announce now has 112 co-sponsors.

I'll get back into the economic details of our implosion manana. Once the Stress test is our we'll know alot more. Hah I nearly can't wait. Be safe out there, our situation is just too funny, you couldn't write this kind of stuff.

Prov.
28: 15
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.~~~Gibran

With Love,

Joshua F.