Just What I Was ThinkingA wise man once said "
Just Read Krauthammer":
If a really good catharsis will allow a return of rationality to Capitol Hill -- yielding a clean rescue package that will actually save the economy -- go for it.Capping executive pay is piffle. What we need are a few exemplary hangings. Public hangings. On television. Pick a few failed investment firms, lead their CEOs in chains through the canyons of Manhattan and give the mob satisfaction. Better still, precede the auto-da-fe -- fire is highly telegenic -- with 24-hour reality-TV coverage of their recantations, lamentations and final visits with the soon-to-be widowed. The ratings would dwarf "American Idol," and the ad revenue alone would make the perfect down payment on the $700 billion.Whatever it takes to clear our heads. I would imagine this would also assuage those who worry that the bailout would remove "moral hazzard " from the system.
posted by Anonymous Mike at
9:17 PM
