If someone wishes to invoke a comparison involving negligence and firefighters, here's a better one:
The management of a large apartment complex carelessly pays no attention to a number of high-risk practices conducted by tenants, resulting in a fire that destroys a number of units.
Unfortunately, the firemen who arrive at the scene are untrained and staggeringly incompetent. After they quickly appear to have put out the fire, a number of them go before the cameras and boast of their "heroic actions" to a small group of on-the-scene reporters.
Since the reporters (and most of the news report's viewers) know little about firefighting, they think all is well.
But what went unnoticed is that the self-idolizing, incompetent firefighters failed to douse most of the smoldering embers, thus setting the stage for an even larger, more destructive fire.
Originally Posted by CaptainMidnight
Excellent analogy. I'll add another layer.
The fireman on the hose screaming for help .
All he needs is some water turned on( prez).
The valve man( R- congress) says" I don't like where you want to spray,therefore I will not open valve (bipartisanship) even a little.
I don't care because I'll blame the guy on the hose for being wrong "
"That's surely better than trying something I'm not sure of"
"Let's let the house burn".