If you were the president what would you do?

Close the hospitals/the schools the public transport network/the airports/the borders?  Compel people in key jobs to work? Bring in the military to keep order? To take over essential jobs.  Quarantine people? Introduce food, fuel and gas rationing.  Introduce information systems so people kneww the death toll and the sickness figures in their town/street.  How would you distribute the tamiflu left available for the general population? How would you get it securely to the recipients.  How would you deal with robbing/looting.  Any ideas welcome.

I would control the borders within 24 hours, tell my generals to hell with being PC get results, arrest most of the Democratic leadership for sedition, put the same tariffs, and trade barriers on other countries as the US faces, stop all foreign aid to countries that actively work against the US, post a $1billion prize for the person or persons that comes up with a viable alternative to gasoline as a fuel source, apologize to Serbia, ask that no able bodied person be on welfare, those that are on welfare must pass a drug test (just like those of us who work) give the UN 24 hours to get out of the country, convert the UN building to housing for the poor, stop worshiping at the alter of a "Global Economy", preserve the manufacturing base of the US, encourage the Mexican people to overthrow their corrupt government, increase funding for school loans so anyone who wants to better themselves has a better chance to succeed, and recommend that everyone has a 3 month supply of food and water put back for any emergencies that might come up. The second day I would look into this Bird Flu and see what should be done so far as risk vs benefits.

Thomas,

Oh..what happened..or is that old news?

I would make Colonal Sanders Secretary of State and have Thomas Angel as his bodyguard.

I would resign immediately!!!

Hay my husband is a truck driver , and {He's not going anywhere} When this , or if this comes !!! 

I was going to post about the truck drivers too.  My DH delivers propane to homes here in MI.  Scary thought that he would have to be out in this.  On the other hand little contact with people in his line of work. 

breeze26 - illegals w/fake IDs

Boy, did this thread take a right turn.

Hi OkNUt!!!  looks like Carpenter and I share the same viewpoint. Actually, I think a fair sentence for good ol W would be a little hard labor helping to rebuild the levy and maybe a few homes down in Louisiana. That would suit me just fine.

carpenter wrote: Boy, did this thread take a right turn.

It's more like it fell off the edge of the earth!   LOL

TA youd get all the chicken buckets for free.

Finish the War in IRAQ and get out we would need all the troops here asp.
The troops will be useless in Iraq if they would know that their loved ones are in danger.
a. Create stockpiles of food, medicine and fuel in each state.
b. Speedup the education of Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, Police, and Fireman
c. Close all the public places restaurants, cafes, cinemas, libraries, est.
d. Install disinfecting facilities in and around public places
e. Eliminate money from circulation for the time of pandemic
f. Start vaccinating programs in all schools NOW
g. Create a nightly update program on the spread of epidemic and quarantine         places.
h. Impose 90% tax on the Rich $500,000 and above.
i. Impose the marshal Law and curfews in big cities.
j. Close all the borders

endman wrote: f. Start vaccinating programs in all schools NOW

Endman,

What would you use to start the vaccinating program?  Everyone but the Russians say that an effective vaccine is three years away.

goto camp david

Okay after posting this I realized that I contradicted myself with the fact that the poor can not afford to stock up and then stating that the president should recommend stocking up. 

What should the president do now?

QUIT WITH YOUR POLITCAL BUSH BASHING.  I'M SICK OF IT AND SO ARE MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS SITE!

I hope Annere wasn't referring to me either.  I'm not trying to bash Bush, all presidents are basically the same.  Just a different face.

on a lighter note ...

change the national anthem to Little Pink Houses so we can all sing along

Here ya go Beth -
There’s a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
He’s got an interstate runnin’ through his front yard
You know, he think, that he’s got it so good
And there’s a woman in the kitchen cleanin’ up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says: hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock

Chorus:
Oh but ain’t that america for you and me
Ain’t that america we’re someting to see baby
Ain’t that america, home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me

Well there’s a young man in a t-shirt
Listening to a rockin’ rollin’ station
He’s got a greasy hair, greasy smile
He says: lord, this must be my destination
’cuz they told me, when I was younger
Boy, you’re gonna be president
But just like everyting else, those old crazy dreams
Just kinda came and went

Chorus:
Oh but ain’t that america for you and me
Ain’t that america we’re someting to see baby
Ain’t that america, home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me

Well there’s people and more people
What do they know know know
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the gulf of mexico
Ohhh yeah
And there’s winners, and there’s losers
But they ain’t no big deal
’cuz the simple man baby pays for the thrills,
The bills and the pills that kill

Chorus:
Oh but ain’t that america for you and me
Ain’t that america we’re someting to see baby
Ain’t that america, home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh but ain’t that america for you and me
Ain’t that america we’re someting to see baby
Ain’t that america, home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me

by John Mellencamp

carpenter wrote: Annere wrote: QUIT WITH YOUR POLITCAL BUSH BASHING.  I'M SICK OF IT AND SO ARE MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS SITE! How can you possibly speak for "most of the other people on this site"?  Get a grip, breath deep, and jump back in.