« Australia: State Leaders Object to Howard's Anti-Terror Laws |
| Islamic World: Muslim Diplomats Protest Caricatures of Mohammad »
October 20, 2005
US: Schumer the Terrible Attacks Economic Liberty
The vitality of our economies and the superiority of our technology are remarkable advantages we should use in our war against Islamic supremacy. That's why demagogues like New York State's Charles Schumer can do so much damage to our ability to win this war.
First: Schumer calls on Roche to allow others to make Tamiflu
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As experts predict a shortage for Tamiflu, the only known effective Bird Flu antiviral for humans, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, announced yesterday that 2.79 million upstate New Yorkers would be left without treatment should an outbreak occur.During a conference call with reporters, Schumer said he is demanding that the Swiss drug giant Roche, which has the exclusive right to produce Tamiflu, sub-license production to five U.S. companies in the next 30 days.
Schumer's call comes on the heels of worldwide concern that this particular strain, also known as Avian Flu, may soon develop into a deadly pathogen in humans and cause a horrible epidemic in the U.S. and throughout the world with little ability to treat it.
That is, Roche is being punished for its remarkable success in developing Tamiflu--no good deed goes unpunished. (Don't be fooled by the verb 'calls' used on the story; Schumer didn't 'call', he threatened Roche.)
Second: A few minutes ago on Fox News, Schumer renewed his accusation that Oil companies were 'price gauging.' Neil Cavuto ask for his evidence on the matter, and Schumer said (I quote from memory): "When Katrina hit, prices went up on California and [...] places which do not get a drop of oil from the Gulf Coast."
That had the immediate effect of sending me to the keyboard. Let me say this again, in case somebody is listening: oil is traded in the open market, and--more importantly in this case--refinery capacity is limited, in part thanks to the effort of Senators like "Chuck" Schumer. Thus, of course Hurricane Katrina affected prices in California.
Finally, I hope the reader will forgive me a lament: why, oh why? Why must we be cursed why these officials?
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 20, 2005 4:45 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/mt-tb.cgi/593
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference US: Schumer the Terrible Attacks Economic Liberty:
» sexy stories from Jane
Fat Butt lesbian strapons erotic stories [Read More]
Tracked on March 28, 2006 5:21 AM
» public nude from Jane
free porn stars free hardcore porn classic porn stars ... [Read More]
Tracked on April 22, 2006 3:19 PM
» bbw vids from bbw vids
We recommend you to visit excellent adult oriented bbw teen site. J0Psik [Read More]
Tracked on June 11, 2006 8:32 PM
» Best Online Casino. Fast local delivery, Wholesale prices.
from Best Online Casino. Fast local delivery, Wholesale prices.
excalibur casino [Read More]
Tracked on July 28, 2006 4:02 AM
» aiu online school from aiu online school
[Read More]
Tracked on August 2, 2006 4:59 PM
» Jagger from Jagger
indian teen girls latin blow jobs [Read More]
Tracked on September 1, 2006 8:09 PM
» loan amortization schedule from loan amortization schedule
[Read More]
Tracked on September 17, 2006 2:19 AM
» Decision Needed on Ford from "The Raptors 9
1 Ford to a contract extension," writes Steve Buffery of THE TORONTO 2 SUN. "The Raptors have 3 [Read More]
Tracked on September 29, 2006 10:19 AM
» cheap alesse from cheap alesse
cheap alesse [Read More]
Tracked on October 5, 2006 5:04 AM
Comments
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)