Via Businessweek.com, which makes it politically significant: It's Global Warming, Stupid. Excerpt from a long, well-argued article:
If Hurricane Sandy does nothing else, it should suggest that we need to commit more to disaster preparation and response. As with climate change, Romney has displayed an alarmingly cavalier attitude on weather emergencies. During one Republican primary debate last year, he was asked point-blank whether the functions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ought to be turned back to the states.
“Absolutely,” he replied. Let the states fend for themselves or, better yet, put the private sector in charge.
Pay-as-you-go rooftop rescue service may appeal to plutocrats; when the flood waters are rising, ordinary folks welcome the National Guard.
