Finger pointing is always counterproductive in whatever level of life it is indulged in. Suck it up, for Heaven's sake, and act like responsible adults! There are people dying.
I disagree. Finger-pointing is absolutely essential, but equally important is making sure all the fingers are pointed in advance. For this reason, somebody must be chosen to be blamed for things, preferrably in advance. That way, we know that if anything goes horribly wrong, it's automatically his fault. To do otherwise would be extremely bad for morale. Sometimes you just gotta take a stand and go, "I have no idea what just happened here, but I know this is your fault somehow."
I daresay it seems alot of people seem to have gone to the J. M. Pescado School of Finger-Pointing, and most of them graduated with honors. You must have trained them well. But is it me or do most of them seem to be Democrats?