Let’s give the screwups more power

Josh Marshall made a good point on his blog:
“Then there’s the president’s great line from the speech: ‘It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces.’’’
“No, it’s not. Actually, every actual fact that’s surfaced in the last two weeks points to just the opposite conclusion. There was no lack of federal authority to handle the situation. There was faulty organization, poor coordination and incompetence. . . .
“You don’t repair disorganized or incompetent government by granting it more power. You fix it by making it more organized and more competent. If conservatism can’t grasp that point, what is it good for?”
Right at this moment, I think it’s hard for a lot of people to come up with an answer for that one.
Posted by Melissa Cooley