It was a pretty good tropical storm in my opinion. The hurricane winds were mostly off the coasts. It was a sizable storm because it fell apart pretty much before it hit land. It covered quite an extensive area. The destruction came from mostly rain in many states. Other than that, the winds had some damage but all in all nothing like the hurricanes that hit in 03, 99, etc... The nor’easter did just as much damage in Virginia last year (or the year before) from my recollections. It was 24/7’d as the storm of the century only because it was headed for the cities that house the elite media.
No kidding. All media hype. Once Perry gets elected, you won't see the White House all worried about rain storms that only affect the Liberal Northeast.