Mar 19 2009
Senator Recommends Suicide
On March 17th a senator from Iowa suggested to some employees of AIG that perhaps they should “commit suicide.” This revelation leads me to wonder what university the senator went to and how the classes in political, socio-economic studies were taught.
Did some professor go over the standard legal accounting practices, income tax laws, corporate pay structures and various machinations of American commerce the days the senator absent ? Or, did he raise his hand and ask, “So, what should a person do if they get elected to Congress and forget all this stuff you’re teaching us?”
Did the teacher shrug his shoulders and answer, “Ah, just tell anyone you want to go kill themselves?” In fact, the senator seems obviously frustrated at he and his colleagues’ failure to understand contract stipulations before they take over huge corporations. It appears that most members of Congress are unable to understand the legalities, intricacies and nuances of any financial undertaking.
Herein lies the problem–Washington bureaucrats really don’t know what the hell they are doing. That alone propels one of them to step up to a microphone with the cameras running and state that someone should consider killing themselves. This statement implies that the members of Congress themselves are the ones who should be the targets of such an outrageous suggestion.
Or, as Neil Cavuto would say, “Is this a Trojan Horse or a Trojan’s Horse’s ass?
These “musings” are so funny and profound at the same time. What a great talent you have…runs in the family, you know…cousin Judi
I never understood this answer to ANY problem. Reminds me of the death threats sent to the mother of the octuplets. How is her dying going to help? How does killing her solve any problem or help 8 babies and their siblings grow to become healthy contributing members of society.