From Katrina, to Iraq, to Jack Abrahamof, we have seen the failure of conservative government. The Bush administration has exposed the governing philosophy of conservatism for the sham it always was. Conservatives don't believe government can or even should work. They say this quite openly.
Therefore, they have a vested interest in government not working. If government did work, it would undermine everything they say they believe in. When government is in the hands of people who don't want government to work, you can expect that government to be riddled with scandal and incompetence, considered suitable only for distributing government contracts--taxpayers' money--to its own financial backers.
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