Golden Opportunity

I'm working on something for later on who is truly to blame for the economic meltdown. The answer might surprise you, but is totally accurate.

Now that the teaser is out of the way, we do have a grand opportunity for letting our political masters know our feelings.

It seems that Senator Mary Landrieu will be delivering the commencement address at Louisiana State University next month.

I can't tell you how appalled I am that a prestigious university of nearly one and a half centuries, one that tries to pride itself on scholarship would condone this outrage. Landrieu is functionally illiterate.

Before you go all caps lock on me, yes, I truly think Senator is illiterate. Whether she lacks the ability to read or chooses not to, the result is the same.

The Senator, a member of what is called the "greatest deliberative body" in the land, voted affirmatively on the "stimulus" legislation without having read it. How can one deliberate on legislation if one has not completely considered all of the ramifications? And how can one think of the ramifications if one hasn't even read the bill?

In other words, she's trying to do her job without doing her homework. How many of the graduates will have earned their diploma without doing their homework?

I do believe Landrieu has the capacity for reading, and that makes her illiteracy even worse. It isn't a lack of ability, merely a lack of desire to do the job she was hired for.

LSU alumni and Louisiana taxpayers should contact their local papers. And you should also contact the LSU president's office at lombardi@lsu.edu.

We could even possibly have some protesters. I can just see the signs: "No honors for someone who won't READ!"

Just something to think about.

The Grey Man