A friend of mine, in a position to know such things, reports that there were some high-level briefings on the Hill today. Also today the President has labeled the Swine Flu Pandemic a "Serious Threat". Evidently, according to my friend, there have been a lot of limos and planes leaving Washington since about noon EST. He said some of the Congressional offices were either closed or very short staffed. Also, it looks like the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda has received several container loads of refridgerated pharmaceuticals (read that: vaccines), and has been handing out masks and other forms of PPE to staffers on the Hill and other strategic sites. I think the Greebrier is closed, but where else would Congress set up a shadow government if the Capitol were to close? I understand that the Signature Flight Services terminal at Reagan National and Dulles are almost devoid of private jets (Congressmen often fly the fractional jets if they want to move quickly). Thoughts anyone?