Why don't public toilets work in Seattle?

Why doesn't Mr. Bush fire the bureaucrats who won't carry out his policies? Because he can't.

Should a drivers' license have anything to do with the ability to drive a vehicle safely?

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Do we really want to pay $3.5 Billion to change all the vending machines in the US, so they accept new bills that blind people can tell apart?

No clue what went wrong - quick, let's make new rules so it doesn't happen again!

And be proud of it?

They were "only following orders"...

When the paper is not to their liking, bureaucracies tend to have hissy-fits and throw their weight around.

CPS is another bureaucracy which has lost sight of its product and is caught up in process.