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“It isn't his fault if you don't realize he was using the situation to illustrate how desperately liberals want complete control over everything. No need to thank me.”

Rush, sitting in Florida, using weather reports predicting a terrible storm for New York City, to dump on liberals because the storm wasn't horrible in New York City, was a dorky mistake on his part.

If I, a conservative, was the mayor of New York City, I would have done the same thing to prepare the people so lives could be saved. And, when it didn't materialize to horrible, I would say a prayer to God thanking him the city was saved.

Those preparations the citizens bought gives them preps right now for the next bad weather or power outage, etc..

Sometimes, Rush overextends his mouth. He left New York City so he wasn't there to be involved if the storm was terrible. If he had been there, I'm sure he would have stocked up on what he might need. I would also bet he's got hurricane preps in case a hurricane comes to his part of Florida.

I can see this from the exact same point as the mayor and governor of New York. No, I'm not a mayor or governor. But I'm a senior manager in a large company who is responsible for all of the staff in my office. I have to make decisions that directly affect their safety and well-being, and sometimes I have to make a decision based on information that may be faulty, incorrect, etc. Every time I make a decision like that, I err on the side of caution.

And that's exactly what I did on Monday. I canceled a meeting that had been scheduled for late in the day, and the four people who remained in the office at 3:00 (most people left early, or worked from home) were sent home early. Tuesday I didn't even have to make a decision, because my home office made it for me (they closed the office for the day).

Personally, I would have no problem traveling through treacherous conditions to get to work. In addition, every one of my staff could call me at any time if they were stranded somewhere, and I would have put my own comfort and safety at risk to help them. But that's not something I would expect anyone else to do in our business.

Rush Limbaugh would have been better off keeping his mouth shut over this one.