According to the Obama administration, the private sector was doing such a lousy job of administering health insurance that the government had to get involved. Now the team in charge of trying to make the government program work is, according to a CMS report, bragging about working at nearly the same speed and effectiveness as the people they said weren’t getting the job done. Go figure.

ObamaCare is now operating with all the "private sector velocity" of the Edsel. — John Hayward (@Doc_0) December 2, 2013

http://t.co/8o8RfHm62k team now working with “private sector velocity.” Next stop: Ludicrous Speed. http://t.co/jyWIFg3vt5 — Daniel Foster (@DanFosterType) December 2, 2013

Chuck Todd: Praising "Private Sector Velocity" Of Obamacare Website Is An "Indictment" Of Government | Video http://t.co/x5fLLqroeX #tcot — All American Girl (@AIIAmericanGirI) December 2, 2013

#tcot HHS says "web team is operating with private sector velocity & effectiveness." That is after wasting 1B! #liars — darrelanderson (@darrelanderson) December 2, 2013

Government didn't build that RT @harperbulletin: Obamacare team lauds 'private sector velocity' of website repairs: http://t.co/0U59pGRUJn — Blue Shift Blog (@BlueShiftBlog) December 2, 2013

Do you know what works with private sector velocity and efficacy? The private sector — Bonzai (@bonzaiblog) December 2, 2013

I hope baseball announcers start using that phrase next spring: "Strasburg is really throwing with some private sector velocity tonight." — Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) December 2, 2013

Rhetorical question of the day:

Gee, if "private sector velocity and effectiveness" was the goal of #Obamacare, why is the govt managing it?? #tcot — Good Woman (@gwttds) December 2, 2013

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include an additional tweet.