Star TribuneSo, they have not yet discovered the source of the outbreak. Am I suppose to feel secure in this announcement? The Bush administration and the people it has placed into government sector jobs has not been able to find it's head in an asshole, even when it is shoved up their own asshole. So, you'll forgive me if I choose not to believe the outbreak is over.
The government still doesn't know just what caused the salmonella outbreak, and Thursday's move doesn't mean tomatoes are cleared. Early on, there was good evidence linking them to the sick, but it's unlikely that any field where tomatoes were harvested in April and May still is in production.
More than likely, the culprit discovered the problem, did a quick cover up, and is hoping against hope the government continues it's usual incompetence and so not be held accountable. You know, that really is not hoping against hope; it's a sure bet.
Under the Bush administration, you can easily get away with murder.
I decided to go along with the supermarkets and restaurants with the temporary ban on tomatoes. Once it was lifted, I went back to eating tomatoes. In fact, I had a few of the cherry variety this afternoon. I feel fine. I'm not going to worry about this anymore.
However, I have to say, before this happened, I'd always associated salmonella with chicken. And I love chicken, so whatever fear of salmonella poisoning I had was probably based on that. But when I found out it could also be transmitted through tomatoes, I couldn't believe it. So, just because I couldn't grasp what exactly was going on, I went along with the ban on tomatoes while it was in effect -- I mean, what else can salmonella be transmitted through? Toothpaste? Raisins?
Or did some genetic engineer splice chicken genes into tomato DNA when no one was looking? Makes me wonder...