Letter of the day: Who's to blame for the swine flu? Try the Steel Curtain

OK, Rep. Michele Bachmann was wrong in correlating Democratic control of the White House and swine flu outbreaks in the United States. So whom are we to blame then? I suggest the Pittsburgh Steelers. Did they not win the Super Bowl in both 1976 and 2009? That just happens to coincide with the last two outbreaks. Coincidence? I do not know, but I implore Rep. Bachmann to investigate the Steelers to find out if they are behind this and while she is at it if they are pro-America or anti-America. It also occurs to me that I have never seen QB Ben Roethlisberger's birth certificate. How do we know this guy is an American? I mean, his moniker, Big Ben, is derived from a European landmark, for crying out loud. Rep. Bachmann, your country needs you to get to the bottom of this because, let's face it, no one else will. MATTHEW JOSEPH, TOKYO