“... Because the odds of dropping dead from Swine Flu is not exactly very high …”
But people do! In a nation of 327 million there will be some number of people who drop dead from the flu. Because of modern communication the reporting of one doing so will have more impact then it should. So maintain a healthy skepticism as to what this incident may mean if anything!
Let me know when a prominent Left dies that way - and considering that there many times more prominent Leftist, I expect to be seeing some.