Go, Bill, Go!!!!!

No, not Bill Clinton. No, not Bill Gates.

Bill Cosby.

In this article on CNN Bill goes on the rampage, yet again, against victimization and lack of personal responsibity. I found his comments to be quite insightful, and very true. I completely agree with what he had to say. You can't fault him for being honest.

For instance, it'd be completely assinine of me to sue an airline because they forced me to pay for an extra seat because I'm fat. And suing the airline over the way they didn't make you pay for the extra seat for one leg of the trip, but they did for another is simply no excuse. You're fat. If Southwest asks for you to pay for the seat where the rest of your fat ass is, don't argue. Just do it. Consider yourself lucky that Southwest didn't charge you for the seat on the other leg. And, if the plane really isn't full enough to have warranted the price of the extra seat, go get the refund that Southwest promises.

Nicole and I are both big, fat Americans. As a result, I paid for 3 seats for us on the trip to Japan. I do this on every trip we take together, and I buy an extra seat on every trip I take. It's expensive, yes, but it's comfortable for me even if nobody was sitting in the seat next to me.

I feel that realizing your own faults and working to acknowledge them, rather than blaming someone else for them, is a good sign of personal responsibility.

Time to stop the rant... I feel better now.