Wisconsin Scientist Says Swine Flu Milder That What's Reported: Flu Maintains Obama's Chaotic Leadership

As one Texas doctor seeks attention citing the Swine flu is 10 to 25% worst than the government has led us to believe, other scientists say the winter flu is far more serious and this strain of flu is mild. We continue to see the mix of variable stories concerning the swine flu. Whatever the truth is, I doubt it’s worth killing all the pigs in Egypt over.

 

Dr. Christopher Olsen, from the University of Wisconsin, doesn’t expect the H1N1 virus to do as much damage as the normal winter strain of the flu. That hasn’t stopped online shoppers from buying all the swine flu protective masks on Amazon.com.

 

Dr. Olsen says, "Let's not lose track of the fact that the normal seasonal influenza is a huge public health problem that kills tens of thousands of people in the U.S. alone and hundreds of thousands around the world."

 

"Any time someone dies, it's heartbreaking for their families and friends," Olsen said. "But we do need to keep this in perspective."

 

I think it’s safe to say the Obama administration has taken a page out of their attack book and decided to go on defensive. Remember the flu became a political liability for George W. Bush a few years ago, who was personally attacked for not being prepared, even though the responsibility of flu prevention isn’t constitutionally defined as a job of the president.

 

Personally, I think Obama is getting good mileage out of this. While the panic is spread across the country, it’s easier for him to push through is radical agenda with less questions and less transparency. Like everything else in the Obama administration, swine flu has been chaotic. Whenever there is chaos, you should always ask what is Obama up to.