Uncle Fester's Follies

 Chuck "The Schmuck" Schumer has a ended the Senate dress code for U.S. Senators.  While visitors and Senate staffers still need to comply with the Senate dress code, Senators do not.

This is a blatant attempt to normalize Senator John Fetterman's attire. Fetterman prefers hoodies and gym shorts to coats and ties. Rather than meet the dress code, Fetterman has chosen to vote by standing in the doorway rather than dressing and entering the Senate chamber. 

With this move, Chuck The Schmuck is not just kissing Uncle Fester's ass, he is licking it dry. The Schmuck's actions are enough to cause us to have to redefine "kowtow".  This will forever be the standard by which "kowtow" is measured. Chuck has no spine, but most of us knew that already. 

Why can't Uncle Fester just put on a coat and tie? Why do athletes wear uniforms? Why do they have a dress code at Augusta National for the Masters? Why do restaurant employees wear uniforms? Why do soldiers and sailors wear uniforms? Why do some nightclubs and restaurants have dress codes? Why do visitors and staff have to meet the dress code, but US Senators do not?

This is just another example of the fraud of government rules and regulations. Chuck The Schmuck is now forever the King of the "Rules for thee but not for me" government. 

When I was in school back in the Stone Age, about once a month we had "Dress-Up Day." One day, I asked the dean of boys why we had "Dress Up Day"? He told me that on those days we had fewer conduct issues than on regular days. He told me that when people were dressed up and wearing their better clothes, they were better behaved and less likely to cause problems. It worked for high school students; it will work for U.S. Senators. 

The world will not end because John Fetterman shows up for work in shorts and a hoodie, but the diminished respect for the Senators who tolerate this will be an issue for them. If anybody in the Senate had any courage, they would introduce a resolution condemning both Fetterman's attire and The Schmuck's actions in response. 

Is there anyone in the U.S. Senate willing to stand up for standards of appearance for public employees?  Surely there is a U.S. Senator with the spine to stand up for standards for the Senate. Bonnie Tyler sang it best with "Looking for a Hero".