Sandy 1: Political Contrast of the Day

As Sandy heads for shore, Obama holds court at FEMA while Paul Ryan does a beach event in Fernandina Beach, FL.

(photo 1: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters caption: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks after a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefing about Hurricane Sandy, as it threatens the East Coast, at FEMA headquarters in Washington, October 28, 2012. Obama warned on Sunday that Hurricane Sandy was a “serious and big storm” and called on East Coast residents to heed the orders of state and local officials to protect themselves from its onslaught. photo 2: Phil Elliott/AP – Instagram caption: As storm threatens East Coast, @PaulRyanVPcampaigns on sunny – but crisp – Florida beach. .)