A demonstration of the importance of a stiff upper lip

On the one hand I can almost sorta kinda understand why Mr. DeSantis in a Knot is pissed. And in the grand scheme of things, giving his entire bonus to some as yet unnamed cause is a nice gesture (unless the donation “directly to organizations that are helping people who are suffering from the global downturn” means a series of shell companies he’s running from some of the guest rooms in his house).

However, he’s an Olympic-caliber WATB and what I get from his ~~tantrum~~ resignation letter is the image of a cringing self-centered prick who squeals like a stuck pig whenever he feels he isn’t being treated with all the respect, care and love that is his by right.* So even if he is just a nice guy who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and wound up in the wrong place at the wrong time, I would still like to give him a smack. Not a hard smack, just a short, sharp, smack to stop the whining for five seconds already (via the New York Times):

I have the utmost respect for the civic duty that you are now performing at A.I.G. You are as blameless for these credit default swap losses as I am. You answered your country’s call and you are taking a tremendous beating for it.**

But you also are aware that most of the employees of your financial products unit*** had nothing to do with the large losses. And I am disappointed and frustrated over your lack of support for us. I and many others in the unit**** feel betrayed that you failed to stand up for us in the face of untrue and unfair accusations from certain members of Congress last Wednesday and from the press over our retention payments, and that you didn’t defend us against the baseless and reckless comments made by the attorneys general of New York and Connecticut.

There’s more, so much more. Just remember, he won’t feel it if you give your monitor a short hard jab.

*Every 3.9 minutes

**People who indulge in militaristic cliches at inappropriate moments get two smackings and a good hard kick.

***See, this is what I mean. Either he knows something, in which case he should answer his country’s call and talk to an A.G. OR, he’s a really big really passive aggressive WATB. “Waaaah! It wasn’t me! THEY did it!” Jesus Christ shut up you sad little attention whore.

****I’m sure the people in his unit really appreciate this stunning display of cowardice. But since this is the upper reaches of AIG we’re discussing, fuck ‘em and make ‘em eat Fruit Loops.

Also. This.

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Boo-fucking-hoo for Mr. DeSantis. I felt a twinge of pity for him until I saw that his bonus was $742,006. For one fucking year! The blog entry at your “this” link above says it all.

Comment by Betty Cracker on 03/25/09 at 02:33 PM

I see this donation of the bonus to some charity as another f*ck you to the plumber and the electrician and the waiter, cab driver, barber, etc. whose tax dollars bailed AIG out to save his sorry ass from unemployment. He’s saying he doesn’t want them to get the money back, he wants to decide for himself who gets the money…preferably to some charity that he can brag about at the country club. Just another asshole.

Comment by Glix on 03/25/09 at 03:17 PM

He’ll probably donate the money to his kids’ prep school for that extra lacross field they so desperately need.

Comment by bargal20 on 03/25/09 at 06:31 PM

I think I now know why the French Revolution occured. Its because of people like Desantis. Pompous whiny arrogant bastards who think they are God’s gift to this world, which without his existence would cease to function. What Desantis doesnt seem to get is that millions of Americans, including myself, have been told time and again you only get bonuses and rewards when your company does well. If the company doesnt do well, you get nothing, even if you didnt have anything to do with its losses or bankruptcy. We are asked to put longer hours for really hard work, at the end of which we would be lucky if we got a 2% raise. I am willing to bet that Desantis didnt have any trouble when his company lobbied the Bush’s and Clinton’s for lesser oversight and regulation. Where was he when his company was engaging in the highly risky derivative market? Did he threaten to commit suicide or take any drastic measures? Clearly people like Roubini and others were warning of impending doom as far back as 2 years ago. Where was Desantis then? He doesnt seem to understand that if he has a job, its because we the fuckin people are bailing his sorry ass out so that he and wife/mistress can still afford to go fuck on some luxurious yatch trip in Monaco. Fuckin Bastard.