Cast out first the beam

This counsel found in both Matthew and Luke of the New Testament came to mind as I read a blogpost by Russell Roberts on his blog Cafe Hayek. Roberts made some "modest changes" to an article about Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and his comments on the Japanese practice of hara kiri and its application in modern America. An excerpt:

“Point being, U.S. corporate executives politicians are unapologetic about running their companies the country adrift, accepting giving away billions of tax dollars to supposedly help, and then spending being surprised when those tax dollars get spent on travel, huge bonuses, etc,” [Grassley spokeswoman Jill] Gerber said.

I realize that this is a few days old, but I enjoyed it too much not to share.