But do we really expect the same people that didn’t know that people were stranded at the New Orleans Convention Center (in spite of them being interviewed on TV every five minutes), and couldn’t provide support for the evacuation during Rita to realistically be able to plan for a flu pandemic?

Here’s some advice: wash your hands, a lot. Don’t panic. Don’t wait for our government to do anything helpful. Throwing $7 billion at the problem will not solve it (if our track record of throwing money at terrorism and drug abuse is any indication)