Why has the Chilean miners' rescue left me this euphoric?

The thing about rescuing the Chilean miners is that there's no such thing as overreacting. There's no such thing as too many presidents in attendance, even if the lone rescued Bolivian might have been a little surprised to see Evo Morales.

There's no such thing as too many journalists - there have been 2,000 of them waiting at the site, which averages 61 per miner. A trauma expert wrote today that the most important thing to avert long-term psychological damage was that those trapped felt they could speak, and would be listened to. He probably didn't mean an international hoard of strangers. But at least there isn't a shortage.