The same morons who are whining about AIG bonuses are the ones who put the requirement for them in the Spendulus bill.
I’ve got this really radical idea. How about if our legislators are allowed time to read bills before they vote on them? You know, just so they might have a half a prayer of knowing what’s in them? I know that some of my commenters think that’s crazy talk, but I just can’t help but feel that it might not be a bad idea.
And it makes the Maine Mushheads and Arlen Specter look all the more stupid.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Let’s see: the AIG bonuses were public knowledge last year. But, says Team Obama, the facts were “extremely complex and not easily understood.” So they are relying on the incompetent excuse.
But Tim “only man who could solve this problems so we have to overlook the fact that he cheated on his taxes” Geithner was head of the Federal Reserve when the Feds bailed out AIG and had the bonuses in place. Score another goal for incompetence.
It’s not an exclusive or.
[Update a few minutes later]
I’d like to think that this is becoming obvious to more and more people (particularly people who previously imagined that governments are competent to run economies):
Our political class lacks the self-discipline needed to handle a crisis. They’re too busy reacting to headlines, polls, and fears of headlines and polls. The result is . . . well, endless screwups like this.
Not that there was any evidence prior to this that they’d behave any differently.
[Update again]
He’s gotten Modo’s Irish up:
Barack Obama even needs a teleprompter to get mad.
When a Democrat President has lost Maureen Dowd, things are getting pretty bad.
Once again things are proceeding as Darth Rove has foreseen. The Jedi will remove the Supreme Chancellor so that the Sith won’t have to.
It’s kind of bizarre, watching Atlas Shrugged happening for real.
How about a consitutional amendment that all legislation must be read, aloud, by the proposer, in front of a quorum of the legislature, before being voted on?
I see an enormous reduction in legislation. That which is proposed will be much, much shorter, easier to understand, and far simpler with less loopholes and ridiculous additions. And fundamental errors like this one should be greatly reduced.
Add in a 20 year maximum sunset clause and I think this could be the solution.