I would not be surprised at all if this were the case. I have a very strong suspicion that pharmaceutical companies are behind many of the flu outbreaks. Swine flu is a case in point. The media attention that this relatively non-lethal flu generated upon its outbreak was phenominal, mass panic, mass stock-pilings of the Tamiflu, masses of money.

It would be extremely easy to manufacture such a virus and set it loose in Mexico.

Poor pigs, getting such a bad rap...

Animals, making animal like virues...

What will this lead to and what has passed before cannot be discounted for the future

This is hardly a shock. How else do you think the White House got pharmaceutical companies to back healthcare reform?

All this administration is doing right now is buying as many "yes" votes as possible.

Do you really think it a coincidence that all of these former insurance company employees and ex-CEOs are coming out of the woodwork to taut the reform bill and demonize insurance companies simply because they suddenly care about the American people? Interesting that they didn't give a darn a few years ago when they worked there and actually could have done something to change their practices.

I frankly don't even understand why this bill is even being considered.

The campaign promise was: Healthcare for everyone. In fact, this was the same mantra used when initially tauting healthcare reform after he was in office.

Why, then are we even discussing something that would only help 97% of Americans knowing that we will be hit with yet another bill that would include the remaining 3%?

I'm tired of "hurry up and pass it through and apologize later." Forget the loopholes, forget the oversights, forget the unexpected costs, get it right the first time or you don't get it!