Barack Obama's Successful Hurricane Dance

Obama hasn't had much luck with reducing unemployment or lowering sea levels, but he is claiming to have weakened Hurricane Irene.

President Obama, federal officials and East Coast governors and mayors began assessing damage Sunday from Hurricane Irene, which came ashore over the weekend with less-than-anticipated destruction but left behind widespread power outages and at least 21 people dead.

Officials attributed the lack of damage and relatively low loss of life to teamwork between local governments and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

On the other hand, this is a lot like those jobs Obama "created or saved."