Comments on: On the very idea of homeland security

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:36:19 +0000

Bryan — Yes, funny juxtaposition. I guess I should admit that I vacillate most of the time between “very concerned” and “scared shitless.”

Doctors — Glad you’re with me on the antibacterial soap thing. One problem is, it’s often hard to find non-antibacterial soap in your average supermarket or drugstore. Completely maddening.

By: trixie

trixie — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:13:00 +0000

well, i’m with dr. cedarbrook. i can’t tell you how many cases i have seen of patients who are colonized with resistant bacteria, causing recurrent skin infection with unsightly boils. this is a relatively new phenomenon that is clearly linked to the rising popularity of the use of these antibacterial soaps.
yes, i know it seems odd that trixie is also a doctor. but she is. not as clever or informed as dr. cedarbrook, but a doctor all the same. how’s that for subverting the dominant paradigm?

By: Bryan Waterman

Bryan Waterman — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:58:04 +0000

These are the *sub*headlines in the Times right now. Is there any wonder why we’re scared?

Bush Sees Oil as Key to Restoring Stability in Iraq
By DAVID E. SANGER 6:39 PM ET
The president proposed that Iraq create a fund to use its oil revenues for projects to build loyalty to the government.
Violent Crime Is Up for First Time in 4 Years
By MARIA NEWMAN 4:27 PM ET
A preliminary 2005 report issued by the F.B.I. showed an increase of 2.5 percent over the year before.

Text of the Report U.S. Asks Judge to Drop Suit on N.S.A. Spying
By ADAM LIPTAK 2:53 PM ET
Citing the state secrets privilege, a government lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the A.C.L.U.’s suit.
Hurricane Warning Issued Along Fla. Gulf Coast
By TERRY AGUAYO 6:35 PM ET
Evacuations were ordered in some areas as the season’s first tropical storm intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Road Back: A Bright Spot in Mississippi’s Ruins National Hurricane Center | Complete Coverage: Hurricane Katrina

By: Cedric Cedarbrook, MD

Cedric Cedarbrook, MD — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:52:22 +0000

I have been receiving so many reader letters about “antibacterial” soap that I was considering addressing one of the letters in an upcoming column. You beat me to the punch, and you did it much more eloquently. I wish some institution would grant you an honorary medical degree. Thanks for educating The Great Whatsit readers about this menace.