It sounds, though, that youre more interested than you were even a couple of weeks or months ago when you said im considering or i wish i could think about it but i really cant. No, i wouldnt say im more interested i just think the circumstances continue to change and as things evolve, it becomes more interesting as a citizen, i become concerned. Look, where im at in my life, if i have a chance to influence policy or if i have a chance to do something good for the country, i want to try to do it. That doesnt necessarily mean i have to run for president. Theres a lot of ways to have an impact and the more in tune i many a, the more connected, the more educated i am about a variety of topics, the easier it is for me to decide. And if you ran, you would run as a democrat . No, absolutely not. As an independent potentially and id say or as a republican . Republican before democrat, most likely independent because i think a lot i think theres an incremental value for setting up an independe
Thats the new death toll from Hurricane Sandy, and its not likely to stop there. Bodies are being found today in homes as rescue workers reach into the hardesthit areas. The pictures that struck us today were of just one family in Staten Island, new york. 14yearold kate at her grandparents house. Her mother, julie, trying to pull something recognizable from the rubble. And sheila and dominick trayna holding on to their memories and contemplating the future. The Insurance Industry estimates economic losses from the storm at 50 billion. Second only to hurricane katrina. More than three million homes and businesses are still without power as the nights grow colder. In parts of new york and new jersey, theres high anxiety as the gas gauge drops to empty and the lines go on for hours. This evening, new york citys mayor reversed himself and canceled sundays new York City Marathon. His hand forced by withering criticism. They got generators over there to keep the runners warm. We need the hel