Bureaucracy…the gift that keeps on giving, Part II

Here is the “Quote of the Day” by another highly paid civil servant that seems to be in way over their head.

“After CNN reported on the giveaway, other Louisiana officials also asked that the supplies be redirected to the state, which originally passed on them. John Medica, director of Louisiana’s Federal Property Assistance Agency, told CNN he was unaware Katrina victims still needed the items because no agency had contacted his office.”

Excerpt from article, “FEMA gives hurricane supplies back to Louisiana”

How is it even possible that people like this still have a job? I mean for real…every RgularJoe out there knows that if we make mistakes like this on our job, its pink slip city. I would really like to know how many people have faced repercussions in response to their mis-handling of Katrina.

Maybe we should create a stock exchange for government agencies and require them to prove their worth to us before we invest our hard earned money in them. I mean it’s only fair, these agencies were created to serve the general public and yet there are no mechanisms in place for us to hold them accountable for the decisions they make. We get to vote for our Councilmen, Representatives, Senators, and Presidents, but the people that manage the everyday policies that govern our land are not held accountable to the people.

How would you all like to have a say over the people that run the Department of Education, United States Department of Agriculture, or even the Department of Homeland Security? I think it would go a long way in dictating to our elected officials what issues the public deems important and the size of the budget each agency should receive to accomplish their charge.

The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again, expecting a different outcome.  In insanity we trust.

What’chu think?

RgularJoe