You can spin this every way you want but it is still an embarassment that these sites are as badly done as they are. They will be fixed by the fact remains that this is not a minor issue. These sites essentially do not function so the deadline for completion was missed. Even by AIA definition of substantial completion this fails. There are worse failures but first impressions do matter, particularly with a plan as controversial as this one. It should have been tested prior to release and it was not. Imagine how much worse the press would be had Republicans not given them a pass with the government shut down by having all eyes focus on that fiasco rather than the web site failure.