dress codes != responsible execution of the job

[acroyear]

Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Dumbass Quote of the Week:

From W's former chief of staff, Andy Card:

I found that Ronald Reagan and both President Bushes treated the Oval Office with tremendous respect. They treated the Office of the Presidency with tremendous respect. And some of that respect was reflected in how they expected people to behave, how they expected them to dress when they walked into the symbol of freedom for the world, the Oval Office. And yes, I'm disappointed to see the casual, laissez faire, short sleeves, no shirt and tie, no jacket, kind of locker room experience that seems to be taking place in this White House and the Oval Office.

Because that's what really matters. You need to be well dressed while you're destroying the separation of powers, suspending habeas corpus, spying on American citizens and authorizing torture.

Comments

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I see it as a bit of a Respect for the Office kind of thing you know. The stories of jeans and golf shirts as regular wear in the white house does kind of make me go hummm. I personally would like the whole world to return to the respect of work that is shown by the care you take in dressing in a suit and tie. That being said I don't wear a suit and tie, I wear work attire because I always have the possibility of having to go out in the muck and filth of my field activities.