The two biggest challenges facing the United States government today are the banking mess and Swine Flu. It is telling that the executive departments responsible for those problems - Treasury and HHS - are suffering from a lack of attention by the administration to fully staffing those agencies with competent, honest appointees. And so, the banking crisis drifts toward the implementation of what experts believe is a hugely risky plan that may make matters worse without several key appointees. And with 15 departments at HHS still waiting to be staffed by the administration (including the HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius who is awaiting a confirmation vote in the senate and who replaced tax cheat Tom Daschle), as well as a lack of permanent CDC director and Surgeon General, the health sector of the United States government has so many holes in it that Swine Flu may become more of a problem than it should simply due to Obama's lethargy in filling vital positions.I wrote this today at PJ...(Read Full Post)