Just remember a few points, Kart:
First, this is the regime that gave us the phrase, “Never let a crisis go to waste”. This weather couldn’t have happened at a better time for Odinga, personally. It blew Benghazi off the networks for a few days.
The media meme is going to be “Obama cares about the storm victims, UNLIKE GEORGE W. BUSH!” It’s already started on CNN-Obama with the fake Latina Soledad O’brien. The drumbeat of Katrina comparisons will escalate as the days go on.
Sandy itself was at max a Cat 1 storm. The other weather events that ties into it produced the more widespread problems. But this whole thing will be fuel for the disaster porn that will pervade the media and stifle the political climate.
I almost get the sense that people are getting a little euphoric high from the devastation...some are breathless talking about it....
“Sandy itself was at max a Cat 1 storm.”
So was Agnes. Look it up. You won’t get many storms worse than that. Permanent changes all around.
Cat refers ONLY to “wind speed”. It ain’t all about wind speed.
“The other weather events that ties into it produced the more widespread problems.”
No. I am in central MD, and luckily while what I saw coming looked like an Agnes set-up, we have hardly had much problem here. It’s over, unless PA is getting pounded and it runs down here late. Last year’s Irene/Lee was more problem for us than this. However, the most affected areas seem to be ON THE COAST - i.e., the hurricane had the most effect. The “other” event is apparently just now merging with Sandy and producing some problems way out west. Not sure how devastating they are yet. It’s certainly weird.