Comments on: Wyden-Snowe Executive Pay Limits — The Enhanced Version http://washingtonindependent.com/34902/wyden-snowe-executive-pay-limits-the-enhanced-version National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SharonMcEachern8 http://washingtonindependent.com/34902/wyden-snowe-executive-pay-limits-the-enhanced-version/comment-page-1#comment-35508 SharonMcEachern8 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:55:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=34902#comment-35508 You quote Sen. Grassley as saying "the outrage you see at the grass roots is justified." Does he realize that the outrage is not merely focused on the million-dollar bonus boys at AIG but much of that outrage is aimed at members of Congress such as himself? Of course he does! In fact, he tried to distract the attention of American taxpayers -- away from Congress which wrote the loop-hole legislation for their buddies at the bailout corporations. (You do know that they belong to the same private clubs, their kids date one another, their wives work together on charity committees, they dine together)<br><br>In fact, just this week Grassley suggested that AIG execs receiving those milliion-dollar bonuses should "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." That sounds like good advice for members of Congress too.<br><br>Now that Grassley has received the publicity he wanted, he's falling all over himself to take those words back. His spokesman recently clarified that the senator was merely "speaking rhetorically."<br><br>The Ethic Soup blog points out that Grassley's rhetoric is "grandios palaver -- loud and confused empty talk, meaningless language, exaggerated with the intent to impress. " And it suggests that Grassley and other members of Congress are trying to divert the attention -- and great anger -- of the American taxpayer AWAY from Congress.<br><br>To read the post, go to :<br><br><a href="http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells-aig-execs-resign-or-commit-suicide.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells...</a><br><br>By the way, Ethic Soup has a really funny picture of Grassley offering Hara-Kiri sword to AIG execs. You quote Sen. Grassley as saying “the outrage you see at the grass roots is justified.” Does he realize that the outrage is not merely focused on the million-dollar bonus boys at AIG but much of that outrage is aimed at members of Congress such as himself? Of course he does! In fact, he tried to distract the attention of American taxpayers — away from Congress which wrote the loop-hole legislation for their buddies at the bailout corporations. (You do know that they belong to the same private clubs, their kids date one another, their wives work together on charity committees, they dine together)

In fact, just this week Grassley suggested that AIG execs receiving those milliion-dollar bonuses should “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.” That sounds like good advice for members of Congress too.

Now that Grassley has received the publicity he wanted, he's falling all over himself to take those words back. His spokesman recently clarified that the senator was merely “speaking rhetorically.”

The Ethic Soup blog points out that Grassley's rhetoric is “grandios palaver — loud and confused empty talk, meaningless language, exaggerated with the intent to impress. ” And it suggests that Grassley and other members of Congress are trying to divert the attention — and great anger — of the American taxpayer AWAY from Congress.

To read the post, go to :

http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells…

By the way, Ethic Soup has a really funny picture of Grassley offering Hara-Kiri sword to AIG execs.

]]> By: SharonMcEachern8 http://washingtonindependent.com/34902/wyden-snowe-executive-pay-limits-the-enhanced-version/comment-page-1#comment-22948 SharonMcEachern8 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:55:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=34902#comment-22948 You quote Sen. Grassley as saying "the outrage you see at the grass roots is justified." Does he realize that the outrage is not merely focused on the million-dollar bonus boys at AIG but much of that outrage is aimed at members of Congress such as himself? Of course he does! In fact, he tried to distract the attention of American taxpayers -- away from Congress which wrote the loop-hole legislation for their buddies at the bailout corporations. (You do know that they belong to the same private clubs, their kids date one another, their wives work together on charity committees, they dine together)<br><br>In fact, just this week Grassley suggested that AIG execs receiving those milliion-dollar bonuses should "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." That sounds like good advice for members of Congress too.<br><br>Now that Grassley has received the publicity he wanted, he's falling all over himself to take those words back. His spokesman recently clarified that the senator was merely "speaking rhetorically."<br><br>The Ethic Soup blog points out that Grassley's rhetoric is "grandios palaver -- loud and confused empty talk, meaningless language, exaggerated with the intent to impress. " And it suggests that Grassley and other members of Congress are trying to divert the attention -- and great anger -- of the American taxpayer AWAY from Congress.<br><br>To read the post, go to :<br><br><a href="http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells-aig-execs-resign-or-commit-suicide.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells...</a><br><br>By the way, Ethic Soup has a really funny picture of Grassley offering Hara-Kiri sword to AIG execs. You quote Sen. Grassley as saying “the outrage you see at the grass roots is justified.” Does he realize that the outrage is not merely focused on the million-dollar bonus boys at AIG but much of that outrage is aimed at members of Congress such as himself? Of course he does! In fact, he tried to distract the attention of American taxpayers — away from Congress which wrote the loop-hole legislation for their buddies at the bailout corporations. (You do know that they belong to the same private clubs, their kids date one another, their wives work together on charity committees, they dine together)

In fact, just this week Grassley suggested that AIG execs receiving those milliion-dollar bonuses should “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.” That sounds like good advice for members of Congress too.

Now that Grassley has received the publicity he wanted, he's falling all over himself to take those words back. His spokesman recently clarified that the senator was merely “speaking rhetorically.”

The Ethic Soup blog points out that Grassley's rhetoric is “grandios palaver — loud and confused empty talk, meaningless language, exaggerated with the intent to impress. ” And it suggests that Grassley and other members of Congress are trying to divert the attention — and great anger — of the American taxpayer AWAY from Congress.

To read the post, go to :

http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/grassley-tells…

By the way, Ethic Soup has a really funny picture of Grassley offering Hara-Kiri sword to AIG execs.

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