If you goal is a prosperous, well educated (vs. indoctrinated), free people governed by the Constitution, then yes— the Government is run by idiots.
However, if your goal is to acquire power by making the populace to hopelessly dependent clients who look to Government bureaucrats for their livelihood, then the Government is run by evil geniuses.
This is a truth I think that many otherwise conservative people are afraid to admit. It's easier to believe that our government consists of well-intentioned people who are just inept.