Poli Sci

When I was an idiot innocent freshman in college I thought I would major in Political Science. Why? Who the hell knows. I knew nothing about actual politics but did know that I was dying to live in DC.

I took one class in the Gerald Ford Institute for Public Service at the venerable Albion College and was bored to tears. I would pass class time by timing how long I could hold my breath over and over again.

Since those lazy, beer/fratboy indulgent halcyon days of 1989 I have come to sincerely appreciate - might I even say love - politics. But it's a damn good thing I never pursued elected officedom. (Other than the fact that I'm WAY over living in DC). It would be perfectly in character for me to say something totally assholeish like this:

"IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley suggested that AIG executives should take a Japanese approach toward accepting responsibility for the collapse of the insurance giant by resigning or killing themselves."

Now, I hate wallstreet greed as much as the next person but that's the sort of thing you either keep to yourself or only say to your wife - at least if you are a politician.