Am I dreaming, or are both swine flu and the healtcare reform backlash in retreat?

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There are a couple of things that Im getting over and over and over, from readers/friends/family/overheard in the grocery store, and its driving me nuts. READ THIS NPR SUMMARY
OK, they're not cities, they are states. Or cities in states. Whatever. But when it comes to flu shots they are quite different. First benighted Mississippi:
It is Influenza Season in the Northern Hemisphere. So, this is a good time to talk about the flu.
You have to move fast these days to keep up with the flu. Or outrun it. A quick roundup from the last 24:

A more relevent 'opt-out' for the states would be if they could decide to forgo the increases in Medicaid spending in the Senate bill that aren't fully covered by the Federal government. States already have been paying ever increasing amounts for Medicaid. They don't need more mandated spending at a time when they are cutting back on education to keep themselves afloat. Unless, of course, your state's senator is a powerful Democrat. Then they don't have to worry.