Republican Grassley on AIG execs: Quit or suicide

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.”

Read the rest from Politio:
http://www.politico.com/news/
stories/0309/20083.html

 
A spokesman said he was speaking rhetorically. Photo: AP

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Grassley maybe can’t read, has forgotten the law and has forgotten he’s a Republican…
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From March 13:
Republicans: If You Can’t Agree On Core Values Now, Commit Harakiri