[GAB-1955]

It wasn't quite a non event. 15 people died, and there was enough tree/road/light damage to make tomorrows commute rough. Tropical storms are still pretty miserable things.

Frankly, Obama is grasping at straws to look Presidential. I believe all three Republican front-runners would beat him in 2012, and he's beginning to see this.

[buccaneer81]

It wasn't quite a non event. 15 people died, and there was enough tree/road/light damage to make tomorrows commute rough.

As another FReeper pointed out, Irene probably saved more lives than she took by keeping people inside on a summer weekend. NBC reported that on an average Saturday night, NYPD makes over 400 arrests. Last night there were 34.