Maui Response Has Been a Disaster

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Maui Response Has Been a Disaster

The Maui fire catastrophe, one of the worst wildfire losses in U.S. history, has exposed government bureaucracy failures. Over 1,000 likely dead and thousands affected, with children and elderly especially impacted. It has now been confirmed that the fire began due to poorly maintained power lines. Mismanagement, inadequate warnings, and official stonewalling exacerbated the tragedy. Amidst finger-pointing and conspiracy theories, government ineptitude and disregard for wildfire warnings are the most plausible, showing the need for effective governance and accountability over climate change blame.

More from David Strom at HotAir.com:

The real conspiracy is the same one you see everywhere. Government officials always assure us that we should hand over control and authority to them because they are “experts” who have our best interests at heart, but in reality, they are often clueless or inattentive to the bread and butter issues that can make or break a community.

Government is not and never will be some omnicompetent savior, and we have to abandon the idea that it is or can be. That doesn’t mean abandoning government agencies that can help, but it does imply that we shouldn’t rely on them and certainly shouldn’t take their word on anything.

It’s way too early to get a clear sense of what really went on and how the worst consequences could have been prevented.

What we can’t do, though, is let politicians and bureaucrats off the hook. Vague talk about climate change is simply obfuscation. For over a decade, Hawaiian government officials have been warned about the dangers of wildfires and they have simply ignored the problem.

In typical Biden fashion, his stop in Maui yesterday led to several awkward moments, including his attempt to empathize that just came off as tone deaf. According to a report on his speech:

Biden says "Jill and I have a little sense of what it's like to lose a home" and then tells the story of when lightning struck his house in 2004 and says "I almost lost my '67 corvette and my cat." According to a report from the time, the lighting strike caused "a small fire contained to the kitchen" that "was under control in 20 minutes."

RELATED: Tulsi Gabbard blasts Biden response to Maui wildfires: 'Huge deficit in trust' (Washington Examiner)

Maui mayor says 850 people still missing after devastating wildfires (Just the News)

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