One of my favorite Hurricane Katrina bloggers has posted something that has my mind boggled completely.

You can read the history on his blog, but basically Tim, his wife and daughter are living in a rented apartment because their house was decimated by Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath.

From his entry:

The FEMA lady was very nice and explained the application process step by step, including the Housing Assistance Rejection letter they would be sending me.

Come again?

Yes, she kindly told me, everyone will get a letter that says their request for Housing Assistance is denied. This same letter will explain how to appeal this decision, which she encouraged me to do because I’m probably eligible.

HUH? Yes, this country really is in the hands of buffoons. This surpasses the you-must-have-a-photo-id-for-a-name-you-haven’t-used-in-nearly-thirty-years Catch-22.

Hey, don’t we all feel good knowing how efficiently our taxpayer dollars are working for us?

This entry has inspired me to make a separate “Catch-22″ category for this blog and put all the stupid stuff in there.

The only good thing about stories like this is that we all can feel a little bit smug about the fact that we aren’t as stupid as these bureaucracies are.