Yes. Bird flu "preparedness" stories were supposed to be Bush's anti-Katrina fallout inoculation.

Without looking it up, would you have recognized the author of the following poem, his or her handicap, and the Biblical story to which he or she refers? (You must recognize all three to answer yes).

When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged in me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker and present
My true account, lest He returning chide.
"Doth God exact day labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask, but Patience to prevent
That murmur soon replies, "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts. who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve Him best His state
Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest.
They also serve, who only stand and wait.