Change We Can Believe In?
Senator Grassley, on the AIG executives and their bonuses:
“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.”
It’s a shame Senator Grassley hasn’t ever shown any interest in having us replicate other aspects of Japanese society, like their amazing and wonderful mass transit system. With their ubiquitous and reliable railways, jumping in front of a train is definitely a dependable way to go in Japan. If we had had a rail system like that, then the AIG executives would have their pick of modern, high speed trains to throw themselves in front of.
