YES.

Gimme bomb shelter: FEMA pushes for disaster-proof green buildings

Amazing article on the need for government protection from disaster

Why climate change will make you love big government

There are a lot of great points and examples here that pretty much sum up my view of why small government for its own sake is a criminally stupid thing. Not that all programs are well-run or efficient, but some of them you just really shouldn't cut if you want America, its economy and its citizens to thrive.