Rendell loses mind; Complains about Eagles postponement and losing to China.

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He's right, for what it's worth.

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There's public transportation RIGHT to the stadium, there would have been no issue.  And if they had played it when it was scheduled (which I don't see why they couldn't have moved it back) then they would have avoided most of the worst of it, which incidentally wasn't that bad.

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There's public transportation RIGHT to the stadium, there would have been no issue.  And if they had played it when it was scheduled (which I don't see why they couldn't have moved it back) then they would have avoided most of the worst of it, which incidentally wasn't that bad.

I can't speak for Philly but LIRR service, MetroNorth and Amtrak was shut down up here and subway was very compromised.  A lot of people were also stuck on Jersey Turnpike and LI area roads for hours.  Maybe it wasnt that bad in Philly but I dont think it is a sign of weakness to put people's safety before what is at the end of the day just a game.

It's the subway and I don't really think sitting in traffic is that detrimental to one's safety.  I didn't hear anything about problems with the subway in NY except for a few lines.  We had to drive into Newark during the very worst of the storm and I would describe it as harshly as to say it was annoying.  Not treacherous or even nerve-wracking, just annoying.  And Newark was hit WAY harder than Philly.  Besides, the Turnpike is always crap, so you can't blame that on the snow.  Also, like I said, if they had just moved the game earlier the worst anyone would have had to deal with was some flurries that could have added up to maybe an inch or two over the course of the game.

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The plows were on the road when I was and there was no issue at all.  Same with abandoned cars, they were being removed remarkably efficiently.  And what do we need the roads clear for?  I think you've been spending too much time watching the news about this storm.  Are you the type that goes to the grocery store and stocks up on bread for a foot of snow?  I mean really, it was nowhere near a big deal.  And again, it would have been an even smaller problem if they had just moved the game back to 1:00.

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So again, it wasn't nearly that bad here or in Philly and it had barely even started at 1:00.  No need to cancel and no need to panic about "safety".  Idiots in sports cars slipping and sliding into each other on the highway isn't a national disaster, it's a slight annoyance for people who can drive in a little snow and people whose JOB IT IS to take care of that crap.

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All we're talking about it this cancellation and this storm.  The world doesn't need to stop for a little snow either.  What we really put too much value on is hiding from every possibly stressful situation.