Everyone in the United States should pay a visit to New Orleans, and see government ineptitude at work at every level.

Mr. Silverstein has blamed government ineptitude for the gridlock.

But economists and local officials say the problems run much deeper than just government ineptitude.

Instead of lionizing him, Mr. Borges said, visitors should be aware of government ineptitude and growing abuses, like attacks on the press, charges the government denies.

They are in the Brazilian rain forest, fighting ranchers and government ineptitude.

They thereby illustrated that the sad legacy of modern Egyptian history, government ineptitude, for them may be as effective an ally as guns.

In an era of dwindling tax revenues and a recession, the County Clerk's office has become a symbol of government ineptitude.

Mr. Silverstein, who has been alternately applauded and vilified for his role, rejected any suggestion that he was at fault and blamed government ineptitude.

Brooks used World War Z to comment on government ineptitude and American isolationism, while also examining survivalism and uncertainty.

Reviewers have noted that Brooks uses World War Z as a platform to criticize government ineptitude, corporate corruption, and human short-sightedness.