I'm sorry, but this new squirm tactic by Boehner and Reynolds wont fly.
Tom Reynolds (surrounds himself with kids):
"I did what most people would do in a workplace. I heard something- I took it to my supervisor..."
"Nevermind the fact that I still...upon hearing those emails [sic] I went to the Speaker of the House."
John Boehner:
"[The Speaker] told me it been taken care of. It's his problem, it's his responsibility..."
Ever hear of calling the cops?
The thing here is, and I shouldn't have to tell a grown man (or grown men, in this case) that when you see a child or a defenseless person in danger,
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
Example:
199-something.
I went to this frat party with my girlfriend on Halloween. Because I was one of them-there broke-ass city kids, I wasn't looking forward to it (another story.)
So, I'm standing there in this packed atrium (foyer, whatever a gutted and refinished first floor of a house is called) when the pretty big guy in front of me starts getting into it with his girlfriend.
All of a sudden, he hauls off and smacks her across her face. Hard.
Within a millisecond, I cracked that asshole like I was Thomas Hearns and he was Roberto Duran. When it rains, my finger still hurts from that.
Of course, I got pummeled just as quickly by his frat brothers. But the point is, he probably was slow to hit that girl again (I pray.)
Now, there was a huge dude standing right next to me. He did nothing. Despite estimating that that guy was about three times the size of me, a great injustice was done and action was required. Should I have just stood there and later blamed big cheese over there because he was "more qualified?"
Nope. When a person is grown, he should know when to take responsibility.
"Not my job" might work when some piece of legislation was voted down because of some flawed process. "Wasn't my responsibility" might be gotten away with when someone forgot to mail the office rent.
In terms of anything to do with an impending criminal danger, their job, my job, your job, is to make every effort to stop it. It is our duty as civilized, compassionate human beings.
The only excuse to cover what we have learned so far about Mr. Boehner, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Hastert is:
"While I profess moralism to win elections, I am actually morally bankrupt."
It is the impending indictment that lies behind every media question asked of these people. It has been proven by their ineptitude and won't be rectified by any tactic (even if they surround themselves with 500 African American kids, 3 Asians, and a Puerto Rican kid or two.)
When you are a truly moral person, you shouldn't have to be told that you have responsibilities to fulfill that are, perhaps, going to be detrimental to you personally. It's called sacrifice for the greater good. Look it up.
PS: "Totally disgusted, so maybe not my best writing" comment goes here.
Geez!
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