2nd Ebola case confirmed in U.S.

[Karee 4,190]

Probably some other talking head repeated it and that is enough to make the blog's opinion true.... Never underestimate the blissful power of unawareness...

More back slapping without any valid point at all. Not surprising.

[Curmudgeon 227]

Since your internet seems to be busted, here's 52,000,000 other links to the same story. I'm sure at least one will be to your liking.

The story is that the FAA stopped flights into one airport because of the danger of rocket attack, one landed less than a mile away . Ted Cruz may have decided this was evidence of something else, but his opinion are not facts and nor is his opinion supported by any available facts. What's surprising is that you seem to be unable to distinguish between facts and speculation . I am not so inhibited.

[Curmudgeon 227]

Of course you don't.

48 hours is infinitely more than the zero hour ban on flights from Africa, and the (so far) one death on US soil from ebola is infinitely more than the number of passengers lost at Ben Gurion airport from rocket attacks.

I'm sure the preznit's "open door ebola policy" makes perfect sense to you though.

Did you appose the repatriation of the aid workers? We brought four of those back knowing they were infected. You still haven't addressed why you think banning flights between 'Africa' (a rather large continent with many US economic interests) and the US would be more beneficial in seeking to prevent the spread of Ebola than fighting the disease in the affected communities in West Africa. Do you even have a response to that?

[UncleBeer 244]

Did you appose the repatriation of the aid workers?

Is this a word in your country?

[GandD 5,966]

The progs wanna open up the borders. It's nice to open the borders.

There's actually a lot of options and discussions to be had in between "building a wall along the southern border" and "opening up the border"

[Karee 4,190]

There's actually a lot of options and discussions to be had in between "building a wall along the southern border" and "opening up the border"

Landmines?

[GandD 5,966]

Landmines?

Don't YOU start.

[Karee 4,190]

Don't YOU start.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Not to mention that an 'open border' is open both ways... Freedom can be daunting if one is not used to it.

There's actually a lot of options and discussions to be had in between "building a wall along the southern border" and "opening up the border"

[Curmudgeon 227]

Is this a word in your country?

Did you oppose the repatriation of the 4 American health care workers who were returned to the US to be treated for Ebola?

Do you support sending aid and health care workers to West Africa to do the most good?

[unsmiley 111]

The problem is that there is no known treatment for this dreaded disease. There are also apparently no more doses left of those experimental medications they used on a couple of those victims (which may or may not be effective anyway). So what is the point of transporting victims here and putting the general population at risk? The only known "treatments" are supportive; ie: IV fluids and isolation. Those "treatments" can be administered anywhere.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Of course, you would feel the same way were one of these patients your kid or spouse...

The problem is that there is no known treatment for this dreaded disease. There are also apparently no more doses left of those experimental medications they used on a couple of those victims (which may or may not be effective anyway). So what is the point of transporting victims here and putting the general population at risk? The only known "treatments" are supportive; ie: IV fluids and isolation. Those "treatments" can be administered anywhere.

[unsmiley 111]

Of course, you would feel the same way were one of these patients your kid or spouse...

No, that does not enter into it with me. If there was something we could actually do, by all means bring them back. But the sad fact is that there is no treatment available. Therefore as far as I can see, there is no reason to transport them here. One could argue that you would be putting your loved ones at risk (for contracting this disease) if their infected relatives are sent back to the US.

Edited October 13, 2014 by unsmiley

[JohnR! 5,495]

There is a lot we can do here. Fortunately for any American patient you're wrong.

No, that does not enter into it with me. If there was something we could actually do, by all means bring them back. But the sad fact is that there is no treatment available. Therefore as far as I can see, there is no reason to transport them here. One could argue that you would be putting your loved ones at risk (for contracting this disease) if their infected relatives are sent back to the US.

[unsmiley 111]

There is a lot we can do here. Fortunately for any American patient you're wrong.

Enlighten me, John. I would love to hear some positive news on this depressing subject. Of what magic potion do you speak?