Why small government is sometimes penny-wise, pound foolish

The New York Times editorial today says it better than I could ever attempt. Plan particular attention to lower part outlining the GOP record over the years regarding FEMA and why Pres. Obama's beefing up FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) was the right course and Pres. Bush's weakening FEMA came back to haunt him in Katrina.   http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/opinion/a-big-storm-requires-big-government.html 

For the video of Romney proposing to privatize, hand it to the states, and ranting against federal emergency management, go to the attached link: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/paul-ryan-mitt-romney-tampa-fema