New Foot-and-Mouth Lab: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The whole point of a blog is to write thoughtful entries about news items and other stories. But what on earth am I supposed to say about this? The Bush administration is planning to move its primary foot-and-mouth research lab to the continental United States. Foot-and-Mouth, you will recall, is incredibly contagious and has several times led to enormous livestock extermination campaigns to halt the spread of the disease. Yet, believe it or not, one of the top contenders for the research site is Kansas. And, if that’s not enough, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas actually wants the lab built in his state — “It will mean jobs,” he says. I’m trying to persuade myself that this entire article isn’t actually a piece done by the Onion. Link.