"As Congressman Adam Putnam put it, governments only do two things well: nothing, and overreact. "
It's from his commentary on a letter in which a Canadian woman applauds the possible end of that country's long-gun registration system, but it has much wider application.
One of the more ignorant things we do is assume that governments are competent.
Speaking of overreacting, I am afraid the lastest congressional three-ring circus, euphemistically known as "hearings", concerning the Ft. Hood shooter will so muddy the water that neither side can get a fair hearing and the government might well lose its case. JAGSC
ReplyDeleteBad, bad fingers. That should read, "latest congressional"....JAGSC
ReplyDeleteThat makes me try to remember the case in which a president went on the tube to denounce some guy for a heinous crime long before the suspect even went to trial. Nixon, I think, but the files drawers are sticky on everything else.
ReplyDelete