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The Magic Nanny Excuse - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine
This is just a sample of the content found on this website. Please visit the website to read the entire page. "Briefing News & Politics Arts Life Business & Tech Science Podcasts & Video Blogs HOME / kausfiles : A mostly political Weblog. The Magic Nanny Excuse It sure beats 'I want to spend more time with my family.' By Mickey Kaus Updated Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at 5:12 PM ET If you paid real money for the L.A. Times , we have a word for you: "Sucker"! Kf readers email with more evidence of the LAT 's near-desperate near-free distribution policy: ... PRINT DISCUSS E-MAIL RSS RECOMMEND... SINGLE PAGE Facebook MySpace Mixx Digg Reddit del.icio.us Furl Ma.gnolia Sphere StumbleUpon CLOSE I just subscribed for LA Times for 2$ a week for A YEAR. This was after I had tried to cancel my subscrtiption ..." --reader S. "I subscribed to a full 52 weeks of Saturday and Sunday delivery to the LA Times for a $5 add-on to my Wired magazine renewal---and I didn't have to give my phone number ... " --reader C. 2:05 P.M. I Want to Spend More Time With My Nanny: Everyone ( WaPo , NYT , LAT , Polipundit !) suggests that Bernard Kerik's problem with "the immigration status of a person who had been in my employ as a housekeeper and nanny" was not the full reason for his withdrawal from Bush's cabinet. Is "I have a nanny problem" the new resignation smokescreen of choice, replacing "I want to spend more time with my family"? The latter phrase has become such an implausible cliche it's lost all utility --it's practically a red flag signalling "I have a big problem I'm not telling you about." Use it and people will laugh at you--and immediately start digging. But the Nanny Excuse is perfectly calibrated to the times : Employing an undocumented nanny isn't a big sin--not serious enough offense to derail your career in the private sector. Yet it's still regarded as a plausible and sufficient reason for abruptly abandoning a government position. No need to look any further! Just another nanny problem! 'Joins a long line of nominees, starting with Clinton appoi" .... read entire page
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