There doesn't need to be a lot of victims to feed 'The Culture of Fear' this Republican Administration CLEARLY thrives on. No, I do not believe ALL OF A SUDDEN China's wheat shipments have rat poison in them. How long has China sold wheat to these USA pet food manufacturers? Sorry, it just doesn't seem realistic. You aren't going to tell me Eukanuba doesn't have high quality standards for their line of pet food.
China?
Rat poison?
Give me a break. China is going to risk a outbreak of dead animals in the USA? How convenient. I don't think so.
As a matter of fact, every crisis allows the Republicans of Bush to 'rise to greatness' in rescue of the victimized and patriotic American.
It's not unusual for the military to keep stores of all kinds of products now banned for public consumption. It's there 'in case' there is a scenario that proves to require such products.
Example: There have been calls for DDT in response to the malaria/AIDS connection.
I am not crazy. It's all there. Desperate people do desperate things. They lied to invade Iraq killing 100s of thousands of people, didn't they? What's a few pets?
The food scares are always connected with Blue States when they start and that is what people remember.
When the issue with spinach broke out, there were patients admitted to hospitals in North Carolina stating they had eaten the affected spinach yet not one case was reported because the medical society in that state never gave it any credence. Agricultural products in North Carolina are above reproach where tobacco is king.
I'm just sick of the gross mismanagement of the public's well being for whatever the excuse. Call it budget cuts to save face if you like. There needs to be a complete investigation down to the point where China received the 'ingredient wheat's poison component and why/whom recommended same.' This should never happen again. Let Paulson make good use of his time for once.
