I multitask; and while I was writing my addition to my nascent list of Worst Canadians (Ken Lewenza, CAW, who patently blames Canada’s “right-wingers” and the “corporate agenda”—that’s us!—for the global financial meltdown instead of issuing forth any mea culpa), I read this quote in Peggy Noonan’s latest column at the Wall Street Journal. She’s talking about President Obama and his trip to Europe:
…His attitude at this week’s summit was one of welcome modesty, which might or might not have tipped into a mea culpa (he agreed that America bears great responsibility for the world economic meltdown, and that some previous U.S. foreign policy attitudes have been poor). Or perhaps that’s a you-a culpa.
It isn’t actually very “modest” (and certainly not “welcome” in any case, to my way of thinking… I think America has elevated the human condition of not just America but of the whole world and no overt “modesty” while overseas is required —quite the contrary), nor is it a “mea culpa”, as she said, if all you’re doing is to glibly blame somebody else, as Obama is wont to do. I, uh, inherited this recession! Have I mentioned that I inherited this recession?! Well I did! And it’s America’s fault. It’s Wall Street! Lack of oversight. Lack of regulation. It’s Bush’s fault… and yet it ain’t the government’s fault. Only government can fix this! Hope! Change!
That’s what Ken Lewenza did. He issued a you-a culpa, instead of a mea culpa.
And it’s detestable.
And in his case, in which I as a taxpayer am bailing him and the industry he poorly represents out, a large dose of modesty would certainly be welcome.
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