[Poohbah]

Actually, it's all a neoconservative plot, put into motion by Bush's oil cronies.

[SaveTheChief]

Fortunately the government has put together it's list of items you need to form an Asteroid Preparedness Package. Those items include a piece of canvas to put over your house to deflect astroid debris, bottled water, batteries, a package of wheat thins crackers, and 144 rolls of bathroom tissue.