I do not know what it is about our Federal Government these days, but it appears warnings about problems signal them to no longer be concerned. Warnings of possible levee breaches in New Orleans. Warnings of possible terrorist attack. Warnings of Mad Cow Disease.

Despite the confirmation of a third case of mad cow disease, the government intends to scale back testing for the brain-wasting disorder blamed for the deaths of more than 150 people in Europe.

I suppose it is more important to conduct business as usual.

The news came as the Bush administration worked to reassure Japan and other foreign customers of American beef. Japan halted U.S. beef shipments in January after finding veal cuts with backbone — cuts that are eaten in the U.S. but not in Asia.

Japan was the top customer of American beef until the first U.S. case of mad cow disease prompted a ban it had only recently lifted.

Much to my consternation, the U.S. House passed a new food labeling bill.
They are mad!