On To South Carolina

It’s time for all good Pols to blast out of the “Granite State” and move on down the road to the “Palmetto State” and the “Silver State” in order to pander for a few more votes.  Thus continues the finest traditions of the U.S. Electoral process.

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Don’t you just wish that everyone would just call New Hampshire, New Hampshire? Or South Carolina, South Carolina,or Nevada, Nevada? I mean, really?

CDC Chic – Getting Ready for Zika

According to Reuters, “Obama seeks funds to fight Zika; (but) sees no cause for panic“.

President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House said on Monday, but Obama also said there was no reason to CDC_Ebola_Obama_Hazmat_Suit_Podiumpanic over the mosquito-borne virus.

Zika, spreading rapidly in South and Central America and the Caribbean, has been linked to severe birth defects in Brazil and public health officials’ concern is focused on pregnant women and women who may become pregnant.

Obama’s request to Congress includes $200 million for research, development and commercialization of new vaccines and diagnostic tests for the virus.