Dumpster Diving, Obama Campaigning

Hurricane Sandy gave Obama an opportunity.

As Rahm Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff, said, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."

Obama didn't waste the hurricane.

He distributed photos to the press, showing him monitoring the storm in the Situation Room, looking so very presidential.

Obama toured devastated areas of New Jersey with Gov. Chris Christie.

After a couple of days of looking presidential and the photo-ops were complete, the shrinking Obama returned to the campaign trail, being as divisive as ever.

Meanwhile, American citizens are scavenging in dumpsters for food in the wake of the storm.

They need food and clothing.

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So, while Obama is hanging out with Katy Perry in Milwaukee on Saturday and Bruce Springsteen in Madison on Monday, getting his base fired up, struggling to win Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, our fellow Americans are picking through trash because they're without food.

Juxtapose those scenes - Obama with rich, pampered celebrities by his side and hungry, desperate people dumpster diving.

I fail to see how the hurricane will help Obama win reelection.