Don't correct my Latin. I don't know any Latin. I just use the ten phrases I know as an affectation of erudition....
It was said on these pages that "it takes a big man to admit he's wrong." (Hmm. I forget who was wrong...) Anyway, Glenn Reynolds pens a nice mea culpa in TCS
He was told that government resources were stretched too thin by Homeland Security and that we were not prepared for a "major natural disaster."
He does the big man thing and explains that the private sector filled the gap:
To some degree, existing programs like the Citizen Corps -- and programs like the Citizen Emergency Response Teams are already moving us in this direction. And, of course, the simple fact of living in a capitalist society, where resources are plentiful and skills are naturally diversified, helps too, as the unofficial response to 9/11 in New York demonstrated. But as we look at a 21st Century in which it has been made quite clear that disaster can strike the American mainland without warning, it may be worth thinking about what else we should be doing.Hmmm. Survive tragedy without the gub'mint? Somebody should ask Senator Kerry about this bold scheme! Posted by jk at August 17, 2004 11:21 AM