Maybe Senator Chuck Grassley Should Kill Himself
After all, he’s suggesting that the AIG executives who paid out those bonuses should kill themselves. And it was Grassley, among other members of Congress, who gave them the money to spend.
Or is accountability only for the private sector?
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley suggested that AIG executives should take a Japanese approach toward accepting responsibility for the collapse of the insurance giant by resigning or killing themselves.
The Republican lawmaker’s harsh comments came during an interview with Cedar Rapids, Iowa, radio station WMT on Monday. They echo remarks he has made in the past about corporate executives and public apologies, but went further in suggesting suicide.
“I suggest, you know, obviously, maybe they ought to be removed,” Grassley said. “But I would suggest the first thing that would make me feel a little bit better toward them if they’d 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.
“And in the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology.”
Personally, I’d like to thank Senator Grassley for this statement as it illustrates perfectly how absurd all the outrageously outraged outrage from the political class over the AIG bonuses really is. Politicians like Grassley would like us all to forget who it was that gave companies like AIG our tax dollars to waste. That’s why the Obama administration is in full-on attack mode and is making noise about regulating executive compensation. And it’s why people like Grassley are, well, calling for suicide.
This little game needs to end. I’m not defending AIG, but the company never could have wasted the money if we hadn’t given it tot hem in the first place.
