New York is going to be a mess for a while.

[nolabear]

Floods are wicked things. The stuff that's getting flushed around isn't pure water. It's sewage, oil and gas, toxics, and everything that's getting swept along, including whatever drowns (rats are remarkably good swimmers so theymight be mostly okay). Flooding knocks gas pipes loose and fires erupt which are hard to put out. The salt water will kill plants and trees, and drywall doesn't recover. Insurance companies seldom cover floods so people will find themselves living in houses that aren't very healthy to live in. Having it be nearly winter isn't going to make it any easier.

There's going to be the need for much labor and goods to effect repairs and much, much money. If it was left up to the state they'd never stand a chance. We need, and thank goodness we have, strong federal leadership and cooperation from all.

I don't think we will know for a long time what the ramifications are, but this girl is a great leveler and it would be good to set all aside to help that city and all the others that are suffering her wrath.

It's time to let America be America. United we stand.

[tblue]

1. Thank God Obama is president now

and not some Republican. There will be lives and property literally saved snd salvaged because we have a Democrat as POTUS. Because no Democrat would have wanted to PRIVATIZE FEMA or put their horsey lawyer friend in charge of it.

[Marmitist]

2. A Republican President's priorities during an unparalleled disaster:

[libdem4life]

3. Probably not much chance that New York and the other affected states can privatize

these losses. Unless, that is, Romney and Bain Capital would like to step up with some venture capital???

[H2O Man]

4. Well said.

And good thinking, too.

Recommended.

[bluestate10]

5. NYC residents are resilient. I was there five months after 9/11. The city was already recovering.

The lower Manhattan site was a somber place, but life was recovering in all other parts of the city.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

8. I live in NYC Sparky...

we we're recovering from 911 a few weeks later... this... is not that bad...

[nolabear]

9. I wish you luck, and I hope you're right.

[jimlup]

6. Don't worry the

Reptilians will look for a way to make it partisan. I put absolutely nothing beyond them.

[southmost]

7. Pat Robertson will soon enough be blaming New Yorkers in 3-2-1

for the "wrath of god"

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. sewage, etc - I guess we won't see Lyin' Ryan helping out until it's cleaned up...

[reformist2]

14. How true - and germophobe Mitt will be nowhere near lower Manhattan either...

[MannyGoldstein]

11. Bloomberg will blame it on the Marxist Elizabeth Warren

Then arrest some idiots who think they have a right to freedom of assembly.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

12. Eloquent!

[HooptieWagon]

13. I heard 4 days just to pump water out of subways and tunnels,

before they can start making repairs.

[obxhead]

15. To hell with Sandy

and I have a whole string of swear words for anyone that wants to stand in the way of funding to repair the wrath she brought (and will bring for days!) to us.

This is a time to band together and bring aid and the really sad part is that every politician will, for now. However, Nov 7th, 1/2 (hopefully less than) of Congress will be screaming for cuts to social programs to cover the damages.

Cantor will be leading that charge unless Powell can stomp him out of district 7 in VA.

[iamthebandfanman]

16. Definitely will be.

Super worried what daylight is actually going to bring into the open..

from the looks of it right now, terrible terrible things.

i took the storm entirely too lightly until this morning when i truly realized the flooding potentials of the storm..
yikes.

[kxs]

17. What Mitt would say...

I'm sorry you feel that way, however, American tax dollars are reserved for the military and the wealthy, not for you. Don't quote me on this, but I think it disgusting you want to raid the treasury for your own needs - that money is clearly there for our benefit, not yours. Jeesh. Mitt.