wallis the famous ogling parrot is threatening to cut off my internet or electric or something ...
Why are the biggest critics of the USA only ever interested in that country's foreign policy? Especially when those same critics are usually the strongest voices of dissent with the domestic policies of their own government. Such odd behaviour.
If this was happening here then I think there would be a good chance the government of the day would not be re-elected. Short memories and the 'scoop of the day' could prevent Obama from winning - I truly hope I'm wrong:
Reuters) - With freezing temperatures forecast, tens of thousands of people hit by superstorm Sandy need temporary housing, New York officials said on Sunday, but it was not immediately clear where they could all be sheltered.
The number of homes and businesses without power has fallen to 1.9 million from a peak of 8.5 million since Sandy slammed the U.S. East Coast on Monday, authorities said early Sunday.
But nearly 1 million people in New Jersey and almost 730,000 in New York state are still without power, authorities said. Many homes lack heat or were severely damaged by the storm.
"People are in homes that are uninhabitable and it's going to become increasingly clear they are uninhabitable when the temperature drops," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a televised news conference. "Then we're going to have tens of thousands of people that are going to need housing right away."
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said that some people might not get power back for a very long time, a concern as temperatures are expected to approach freezing in New York City and even lower in northern suburbs early Monday
