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Sometimes, you just have to look at the innocent way that our elephantine government goes about it's business, as if all was right with the world, and smile. They're trying, you say to yourself.. Thus my reaction to the slate of bids I see, one after another, in this mornings FedBizOpps email alert:

Federal Upcoming Bid		Administrative Professionals Day		Mar. 31, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Base Club Membership Drive		Jul. 24, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Base wide event- Hot Summer Nights		Jun. 08, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Cinco de Mayo		Apr. 27, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Easter Brunch		Mar. 30, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Edwards AFB Tops in Blue Performace		Apr. 27, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Holiday Tree Lighting		Dec. 03, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Teen Center Haunted House		Oct. 12, 2007
Federal Upcoming Bid		Youth of the Month / Youth of the Year		Dec. 31, 2007

Then at other times, you look at the Walter Reed mess, or Katrina aid (still!), or a million other examples, and shake your head and sigh.. There's an old Sam Cooke song -- "A Change Is Going To Come" -- that seems appropriate. That song is kind of wistful, as if suspecting that the change may not come soon, while hoping that it will, but my feeling now is the opposite -- I think the coming changes will be quite a shock to system of still-complacent and VERY unprepared America.