Anger always comes from frustrated expectations

Affirmative action is the attempt to deal with malignant racism by instituting benign racism

You're spending taxpayer dollars, so a reasonable degree of transparency is required. But if someone has an expectation that you would have the same efficiencies as in a private sector supply chain, that's probably not going to happen, because private sector doesn't have to worry about transparency. When it's taxpayer money, additional steps are required.

If it's the expectation, why punish them?

Since yesterday I have been in Alcala. Erelong the time will come, sweet Preciosa, When that dull distance shall no more divide us; And I no more shall scale thy wall by night To steal a kiss from thee, as I do now.

I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up. [Motto of Vraibleusia.]