There are certain behaviors we should not tolerate from government officials, elected, appointed, or hired. We shouldn’t tolerate any kind of criminal activity or graft. And we shouldn’t tolerate petulant displays of childish pique.
That last bit is precisely what we saw during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday when Postmaster General Louis DeJoy threw a tantrum and covered his ears while being questioned by a Republican committee member.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears during a congressional hearing as Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) repeatedly pressed him on postal service oversight.
McCormick during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Tuesday told DeJoy that he does not get an “A grade” when it comes to his leadership of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
“You were graded by the United States people and they don’t use your service anymore,” McCormick said.
“That is not true,” Dejoy said as McCormick continued over him. “Our office is growing.”
“You are responsible for the fall of the postal service and the lack of accountability,” McCormick said as DeJoy interjected with, “This Congress is responsible for it falling apart. I am trying to fix the postal service.”
DeJoy told McCormick, “You’re talking to yourself” before covering his ears.
What is this guy, 12 years old? I wouldn’t have put up with this from my kids when they were three. Why should we put up with this from the United States Postmaster?
Here, have a look for yourself:
The postal service has gone to Hell. I don’t even trust them enough to deliver checks to pay my monthly bills. My bills are paid by phone now. I get a conformation number directly after paying and know my payment was received. With the u s.p.s., it begin being, “I hope they got my payment”. No more relying on them for me. We also have two good package delivery companies now, UPS & FED EX, to do what the u.s.p.s. can’t do right either.
A lot of the postal services problems are due to the dei shoved down their throats.