Good time for a science speech
Political Animal —
GOOD TIME FOR A SCIENCE SPEECH.... Coincidentally, President Obama was scheduled to deliver a speech at the National Academy of Sciences this morning anyway. Given the headlines, the timing worked out nicely . President Obama said on Monday that the growing number of cases of swine flu in the United States and abroad was "not a cause for alarm," but he sought to assure Americans that the government was taking precautions to prepare for the prospect of a global health pandemic. "We are closely monitoring the emerging cases of swine flu in the United States," Mr. Obama said, ...
Can Swine Flu Stimulate the Economy?
The Corner on National Review Online —
... , in case you missed it earlier.) Moreover, Congress can vote out emergency funds much faster than agencies can spend them. Given that no one in the U.S. has died yet, only one person here has been hospitalized with the swine flu, and there is still no pandemic in the U.S.A., Nichols should take a cue from the president: calm down . ...




