Stupid Bush

[Ryanator]

Traveling from one storm-ravaged city to another, a "Train of Hope"
steamed into Newark from New Orleans Saturday afternoon, nearly two
weeks after Hurricane Sandy tore through New Jersey. Instead of
passengers, however, the Amtrak train came laden with relief supplies.

For Monique Patterson, who arrived too late to get a survival kit, it
was insult added to injury.

"It’s been hell," she said. "I have three kids and we have no power,
no heat, for 13 days now."

William Dickson, who works for the Union County city, said there has
been little communication between authorities and residents about when
PSE&G would restore electricity.

"It’s so cold at night I have to sleep with a blanket over my head and
use my own breath to stay warm," he said.

In Hunterdon County, William Voyce, a committeman in Tewksbury,
expressed a similar frustration with JCP&L.

"I think our residents would deal with it if they were told two
weeks," he said. "Instead, it’s been ‘A day more, two days more’ ...
Three or four days, it’s like camping, the pioneer spirit. But two
weeks is wearing on everyone."

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