Ron Paul, Congressman 14th District Texas, recently released a popular video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5-Y08qbjo which currently has about ΒΌ million hits. It is also featured on his official portion of the website of Congress. http://www.house.gov/paul/index.shtml In this video he scoffs at the Department of Homeland Security having an item about the swine flu and scoffs that since when did the Dept. of Homeland Security get involved in the medical business? I deem such comments to be poorly thought out as a very good case can be made for why the DOHS should have swine flu as a number one item. It is a phase 5 virus to which humans have no native immunity. It has pandemic potential. Current DOHS measures would be excellent at spreading the virus as it enters the country. I have a friend who entered the US on 1st May 2009. No extra hygiene procedures had been adopted at that time.