Word for Today - Oct. 21, 2009

ineptitude - in-EP-tih-TOOD - incompetence, having bungled, maladroitness

Example: "As an example of political ineptitude, a photo was displayed, taken (rear view) in the Michigan House of Representatives, during which the house minority leader was giving a report, while it could be seen that two representatives were playing solitaire on their laptops, a third was on facebook, and a fourth checking out baseball scores."