Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. Storm prep is the name of the game here, although there’s no real consensus on just how much snow we’re going to get. Blizzard conditions are likely, but that only means we’ll see snow and winds of 35 mph or more for sustained period of 3 hours or more.

I’m figuring Northern NJ gets about 6 inches. More in NYC proper, but the real snow totals will be in central NJ along the I-95 corridor to Philly and then down towards DC and northern VA.

Of course, with this significant storm looming, Gov. Christie is in NH and has stated he’s got no intention of returning to the state this weekend.

That’s real good to know. He can stay in NH and watch his presidential ambitions burn while the state who elected him governor deals with a potential major snowstorm without him here (until something significant happens and the state DOT fails to clear roads or some such thing, or there’s a major incident along the coast), in which case he’ll get back here after the disaster’s already in place.

Christie can’t leave NJ and politics quickly enough. His presidential ambitions will collapse soon enough as he’s not even rating 4th place in NH - Kasich has blown past him there. National polls show him lagging badly, and right now, he’s not going to last past opening day of the primary season.