Obama on GOP's Failure to Act on Hurrican Sandy

The GOP may yet be shamed into scheduling a vote to help Americans rebuild and recover.

Statement by the President on the Status of the Administration’s Supplemental Request to Congress for Response, Recovery and Mitigation Related to Hurricane Sandy

It has only been two months since Hurricane Sandy devastated communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as well as other eastern states. Our citizens are still trying to put their lives back together. Our states are still trying to rebuild vital infrastructure. And so, last month, working closely with the Governors of the affected states, I sent Congress an urgent request to support their efforts to rebuild and recover. The Senate passed this request with bipartisan support. But the House of Representatives has refused to act, even as there are families and communities who still need our help to rebuild in the months and years ahead, and who also still need immediate support with the bulk of winter still in front of us.

When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need. I urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today, and pass it without delay for our fellow Americans.

Mayor Bloomberg Goes Colonel Kilgore: If I Say It's Safe to Surf This Beach ...

You can either surf, or you can fight!

Update: After widespread uproar, Mayor Bloomberg cancels recreational event.

Mayor Bloomberg says it's safe.

But Bloomberg sounds more like Col. Bill Kilgore of Apocalypse Now than a protector of the City's economy.

NBC News:

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to proceed with the world's largest marathon on Sunday is stirring up controversy in the storm-ravaged metropolis.

"If they take one first responder from Staten Island to cover this marathon, I will scream," New York City Councilman James Oddo said on his Twitter account. "We have people with no homes and no hope right now."

- Are you crazy, Goddammit? Don't you think its a little risky for some R and R?

- If I say its safe to surf this beach, Captain, then its safe to surf this beach! I mean, I'm not afraid to surf this place, I'll surf this whole fucking place!

Maybe the Mayor should listen to Councilman Oddo ... and Captain Willard.

Romney Is Inept and Foolish on Hurricane Sandy Response

Mitt Romney is not even an elected official and he is screwing up the response to Hurricane Sandy.

Instead of heeding Red Cross directives on how to help the victims, the Romney campaign has privatized its own efforts and now has turned its cynicism and sloppiness into a last-minute campaign advertisement.

Meanwhile, President Obama continues his steady leadership winning bi-partisan plaudits, and Obama 2012 has delivered an e-mail campaign following the directives of the Red Cross to address the disaster.

See Romney criticized for turning Hurricane relief event into political rally, for a read on the depths Romney will plunge, even now.

Seriously wondering if Romney—who has called for the elimination of FEMA and of course changed his mind once this idiocy was widely exposed—is capable of doing anything besides screwing other people for his own perceived self interest.

Look for Romney surrogates to suggest—ludicrously, and with no evidence—that the Obama campaign is now politicizing Hurricane Sandy precisely because President Obama is winning bi-partisan praise going into election day.