That didn’t take long. Yesterday’s drowning death in Alameda, California prompted an about face today as the policy prohibiting firefighters from effecting a land based water rescue was reversed.
My question is – will those who made the “tough choices” back in 2009 to cut the budget – who no doubt reveled in the hold-the-line against taxes rhetoric – have the courage to step forward now, or will they shift their feet and try to find someone else to blame?