The so-called "teabag" movement has received a lot of press lately. Seemingly they are demonstrating for individualism and liberty but ironically they don't want to pay for it with tax money. Meanwhile the media teabaggers at Fox News rail against high taxes, big government and loss of freedom and traditional values.

In the interest of the lives of our children it is now time to close the schools. We are seeing frightening stories of the infection and unfortunately we are also seeing stories that the immunizations are lagging behind. Far behind.

In August I wrote a letter to Mr. Obama. Actually it was this column and I sent it on to Mr. Obama. He receives plenty of other half-baked ideas -- so why not mine?