Yes, In Spite Of Everything, In Spite Of All Of It, We Are All Still Alive Today . . .

. . . and to those of you who continue to grumble and naysay, know that you are only alive because Howard Wolfson was in town to advise:

Mr. Bloomberg seemed palpably relieved on Sunday, as the storm quickly passed over the city. He acknowledged that he had barely slept on Saturday night, checking the weather outside his window at midnight, 3 a.m. and again at 6 a.m.

He was characteristically blunt and unapologetic when asked about the evacuation order and those who questioned it. “They should just look in the mirror. They are alive today, whether because of it or in spite of it,” he said. “We’re just not going to take any risk with people’s lives.”