Experts Say Economic Recovery Hindered by Competence

Economists are warning that the Obama administration's new hiring patterns
are causing a ripple effect that is seriously contributing to the economic
downturn, and that a return to Bush-era tactics may be necessary if the
White House is to avoid worsening the situation. The system just isn't set
up to handle an excess of competent people.

Apparently, a significant number of government workers had been put into
place to assist various appointees who may not have had much experience
relevant to their appointment, such as former FEMA director Michael Brown,
a racehorse administrator put in charge of the nation's federal emergency
response team. "We had nineteen people assigned to help Brown get through
his day - someone to read his mail, someone else to respond to his mail,
someone to pick out his ties, and so forth," said Harris Tyler, a laid-off
FEMA employee. "There was even a guy whose job was to find New Orleans on a
map for him. Then Obama brings in Craig Fugate, and what does the guy do?
Head directly to New Orleans, without asking for a map - and he picks out
his own ties, too!" Tyler shook his head. "That man put fifteen people out
of work the minute he showed up." -The Watley Review

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