A Tale of Two Hurricanes

Krugman on Sandy vs. Katrina:

For the response to Sandy, like the success of the auto bailout, is a demonstration that Mr. Obama’s philosophy of government — which holds that the government can and should provide crucial aid in times of crisis — works. And conversely, the contrast between Sandy and Katrina demonstrates that leaders who hold government in contempt cannot provide that aid when it is needed. 

Nor do they want to. After all, setting government up to fail (heckuvajobbrownie!) is the surest way to be able to say government is the problem. Rinse, lather, repeat.