Whose Fault Is It? by Mona Charen on National Review Online

President Obama is not wholly responsible for the pathetic incompetence of the security agencies. But their “catastrophic” (his word) failure to perform the minimum functions assigned to them should give him pause. More than most Americans, even more than most Democrats, the president is in thrall to the illusion of a skilled, paternalistic government, able to handle the fortunes of car companies, the proper running of banks and insurance companies, the more equitable and cost-effective delivery of health care, and the exact calibration of the world’s climate. Could the new New Deal just get airplane safety right first?