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March 17, 2009

Finally, A Senate Plan I Can Agree With

Here's some legislation that should be 'fast tracked'

In an interview with Cedar Rapids, Iowa, radio station WMT-AM today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said executives of AIG should consider following what he described of the Japanese model of shamed corporate executives: apology or suicide.

..."I suggest, you know, obviously maybe they ought to be removed, but I would suggest that the first thing that would make me feel a little bit better towards them [is] if they would follow the Japanese example and come before the American people and take that deep bow and say I'm sorry and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."

Grassley added, "In the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology."

Of course, I would also not mind if many of our Congressional Members followed this example.

But that would require they have honor.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 17, 2009 07:58 AM

Comments

Posted by: nightfly at March 17, 2009 11:45 AM

Posted by: Bill at March 17, 2009 04:07 PM