Running the government like a (poorly run) business (incorporating the quote of the day)

As part of its efforts to outsource government functions to a more efficient private sector the Bush administration has been using private debt collectors to chase taxes due. So far it has only cost the US taxpayer at least 37 million USD.

The quote of the day comes from Senatory Byron Dorgan (D - ND):

"This program is the hood ornament for incompetence."