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Moon of AlabamaToday Bush launched the next plamegate diversion, a business boondoggle to "prepare" against a flu pandemic - and for some special keywords.
That pandemic may come, or - more likely - may not. But it is a good reason to lift some litigation rules against big pharma and to enrich Rumsfeld and other friends.
Bush also announced the launch of a new tax payer financed website: PandemicFlu.gov
The keywords for that site are (in your browser menu select "View" "Sourcecode"):
hhs, health, human, services, health and human services, Leavitt, secretary, Mike Leavitt, surgeon general, hipaa, hippa, civil rights, bioterror, terrorism, smallpox, anthrax, sars, chemical, biological, social, social services, disease, families, children, substances, abuse, aging, diabetes, aids, food, drug, drugs, administration, safety, wellness, disaster, emergency, grants, funding, policy, policies, regulate, regulation, regulations, care, healthcare, privacy, medical, doctor, medicine, test, treatment, welfare, mental
Such keywords are used by search engines, like Google and Yahoo, to let people find such sites.
Interesting keywords if you read them slowly, Leavitt and antrax... But what about pandemic or maybe just flu?
Oh, by the way, the bill is only $7.1 billion - off budget "emergency spending" - who cares.