Oughta Be Shamed to the Knees

We have a saying in the South, “He oughta be shamed to his knees.” The observation is made of someone who has made choices that seem to have embarrassed everyone but the one making them. Generally, there’s a widely agreed upon and unspoken progression of thought tacked on the end: He oughta be shamed to be his knees— but he’s not.

I thought aboutthat sayingearlier when the Beloved Hubby and I were watching the news. The unseemly personal actions of a certain politician were up for discussion w...