First of all, Happy to St. Patrick's Day to one and all. It is my hope that you avoid getting pinched today.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is leading the news this morning with his comments regarding bonuses for AIG executives. From the Politco:
Sen. Charles Grassley is so angry over AIG bonuses that he says the executives should resign or kill themselves.
In a comment aired this afternoon on WMT, an Iowa radio station,
Grassley (R-Iowa) said: “The first thing that would make me feel a
little bit better towards them if they’d follow the Japanese model 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.”
The article goes on to say that a spokeswoman told the publication that Grassley was saying there was no culture of shame among companies who took government bailout money.
Read the rest here.