https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/06/sandy-and-the-failures-of-blue-statism/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:27:33 -0400<![CDATA[The damage goes well past the obvious embarrassments. Those include Mayor Bloomberg&#8217;s initial insistence that a yuppie marathon in Manhattan proceed—requiring a massive police and sanitation presence, as well as power sources—even as citizens on Staten Island were pleading for disaster relief. The embarrassments surely ought also to include Mr. Obama&#8217;s 2008 campaign vow that his election would slow the rise of the oceans. &#8230;]]>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:05:53 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/06/sandy-and-the-failures-of-blue-statism-n97225