Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York headed to D.C. on Wednesday to make his case for the $42 billion in Superstorm Sandy aid that the state and city want from the federal government. He asserted that “hurricane recovery is not a partisan issue.” But it is a public policy issue. Congressfolk from both parties should think before they write checks.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, has been almost obsessive that the feds should pay for 100 percent of Sandy cleanup and repairs. He puts those costs at $32.8 billion (including city money). Plus Cuomo wants an additional $9.1 billion for “prevention and mitigation.” In his pitch, the governor went so far as to say Sandy was “more impactful” than Hurricane Katrina.

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