Thursday, May 13, 2010

A Modest Proposal for Change in the Interest of Accuracy

Not sure when members of the political class decided that the title Mister or one its feminine equivalents wasn't good enough for them and instituted the use of the term The Honorable as the proper title to be used to  address them. Thus, the squeaker of the House of Reprehensibles now is supposed to be addressed -- believe it or not -- as The Hon. Nancy Pelosi. The Hon. Harry Reid? The Hon. Eric Holder?

What a collection of hoots that is !  ! ! !

It's probably a good idea to address holders of public offices differently than ordinary citizens. In most cases they don't deserve Mr., Mrs., Miss, or Ms.  But honorable ? ? ? ?  Come on now.

In the interest of accuracy, I suggest The Contemptible.  The Con. Nancy Pelosi . . . that has a nice ring to it and it's certainly far more accurate than  . . . . Nope, can't bring myself to use the old form of address anymore.  

Let's not get locked in though. Let office holders earn their way up from being called a contemptible to the titles by which ordinary citizens address one another. But except as individual office holders earn the right to be treated as ordinary citizens, they all should be recognized and addressed as the contemptibles they are.

Let's all use the new and accurate form of address for members of the political class going forward.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"The Contemptible John Doe" is fine for written communications. In verbal ones, I suggest addressing each of them as "your whoreship."