[Error: unknown template qotd]A vote of 2/3 of the states' governors could repeal any boneheaded law the congresscritters pass and the leadership unit signs.

[Error: unknown template qotd]I think it's a bunch of hype -- this is almost certainly another very mild flu for all but the very old and the very young.

Still, it's not a bad idea to be prepared in any case, so I bought myself some hand sanitizer and masks and have squirreled them away in my Doomsday Box along with the tabletop Butane stove and the hand-cranked radio-and-cellphone-charger.

[Error: unknown template qotd]Alas, no. I'm just as outspoken and snarky in real life, which gets me into trouble more often than I care to admit.