Common Sense – Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

OK, what would I comment on this morning? If you know me it's real obvious. n n<a title="Mad cow test scares U.S. beef industry " href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/11/19/build/nation/25-mad-cow.inc" target="_blank">Mad cow test scares U.S. beef industry</a> n nTo start with I think "scare" is an awful strong term to use. Concerns or uneasy would probably be better descriptions at least if they think it through. I will point out it is only a preliminary test and a more comprehensive test is all ready being conducted. There has been a couple of cases all ready that the preliminary test was positive but the comprehensive test was negative and I bet that's the case here. n nThis just shows that the procedures in place are working and that we don't need to be "scared." Now it's a waiting game to see what further testing brings. Maybe I am wearing rose colored glasses but I think the American public is smart enough not to overreact to this information and use common sense. They didn't overreact last year when the one cow was found to have <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"><acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></acronym> in the US and they will not do so again. n nI'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. William Hazlitt