Obama is fighting Ebola with political correctness

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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has claimed more than 2,300 victims. There are close to 4,500 known cases, and they are no longer isolated to West Africa.

So far in the U.S. as I write, there are three diagnosed cases and one confirmed death and three diagnosed cases.

At the rate at which it is currently spreading, Ebola will be a historic worldwide epidemic. Why has a massive international effort failed to contain the spread of the virus? More important, why has our own response been so pathetic? It’s unacceptable.

The No. 1 responsibility of our government is to protect the American people. Why was Amber Vinson, the nurse who contracted Ebola after treating an infected patient, allowed to fly on a commercial airplane after she personally contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and explained her situation?

President Obama has said that he is “absolutely confident” in his administration’s ability to prevent an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. But if we don’t immediately implement some sort of travel ban from affected countries, how will we ever adequately address the epidemic? Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, said he believes that banning travel would hamper our ability to check people for fever and contacts if they arrive in the country through other means, such as over land. But we must implement a travel ban, before it’s too late.

Instead, the president has taken action overseas, deploying National Guard troops to West Africa. Then, last week, he announced that he had named Ron Klain, a political aid, as Ebola czar. Klain has no medical background, but the White House seems confident in his emergency management skills.

Is this for real? Not only is Klain not a doctor, he has no experience in dealing with widespread illness or any medical crisis.

The president has lost credibility. Let’s not forget that it was only a few weeks ago that our government assured us that Ebola couldn’t spread here. The president’s policies are nothing more than a choice to be politically correct.

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