Mr. Geneva Steal Dog Piles on the American People

The Deseret News March 19, “In Our Opinion Editorial,” titled, “Dog Pile on AIG,” spews the apologia, out-of-touch-with-reality tripe that is indicative of the irrelevance of many a failing newspaper across the country. It’s no coincidence that these newspapers are written by the Joseph A. Cannon’s of the world who try to dazzle us with their shellacked and spray painted bullshit.
So what bit of patronizing pap does Mr. Geneva Steal have for us? He states that the AIG, “debacle is so complicated the average American, including many members of Congress, can’t understand it.” Hence, the 165 million in bonuses the derelict company has dished out to its stalwart leaders should be yawned away because, “as the Washington Post noted this week, the bonus-takers are the only people on earth who truly understand what they have done and who are capable of undoing it.”
Whoa! Good job Mr. Cannon. Way to launch on to this pithy bit of homespun downright incontrovertible wisdom. Reminds me of that show, “It Takes a Thief.” Or, using another bit of folksy, down home wisdom--my farmer uncle always said that the Fox is the only one that can revive all the chickens in the hen house that it has ravaged. I mean, gnashing and ripping hens apart is such a complex and complicated thing that the average American, including many a Deseret news editorialist, can’t understand it.
Therefore, don’t shoo the poor sharp-toothed mangy little bastard away. No, invite him in to play with the kids and give him his own little Fox den right in the hen house and if he chews up a few hundred more chickens, no biggie. Just have the dumb American tax payer--who can’t understand the complexity of death or the loss of a 165 million chickens--supply the cute little Fox with a few hundred more hens every other week.
Gee, thank you so very much Deseret News for helping me understand this complex world we live in. I don’t even have to think any more. I, and everyone else now realizes that the AIG bonus-takers in the AIG chop shop and the Fox in the hen house are right where they should be.

Loren Lambert, March 19, 2006 (C)
Midvale Utah (801) 568-0041