It's starting to look bad for Romney

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

that's awful. one of the most modern cities in the world, in what is the globe's lone superpower...

and we have people dumpster diving, looking for food. i thought we had pumped time, money and technology into the noaa and others, so as to give people plenty of time to prepare for storms like this. and for fema, the red cross, etc, to get ready.

Actually, NOAA has suffered budget cuts in recent years, and Paul Ryan's proposed budget would REALLY cut it. We may see that reverse next year. I hope so.

Compared to the clusterf*ck that was New Orleans after Katrina, things are much better in NYC post-Sandy. I was astounded the MTA got subway service running (partially) by Wednesday night. And, at least for now, bus and subway service is free. Hurricanes are a horrible, horrible mess no matter what, and it's going to be bad, no matter what, but the city is doing a pretty decent job in the wake of some really, really bad damage.

Speaking as an NYC'er, I'm not upset about the NYC Marathon running as scheduled. A lot of businesses took a big hit during the hurricane, and the participants and the spectators spend money while they're here. It'll be good for the economy.

EDIT: Marathon just cancelled. Here's a question- the people who run have to raise a certain amount of money for charity to participate. Do the charities lose the money since the marathon wasn't run? Does anyone know how that works?