By Selwyn Duke

Just as some quip that there are politicians who fancy the book 1984 an instruction manual, it appears many Americans today consider the film Idiocracy a video tutorial. A recent example is the dropping of the Senate dress code in deference to one John Fetterman (D-Penn.), a member of that august body who’s determined to dress for distress.

It’s not clear why Fetterman — a physically fettered man as a result of a 2022 stroke — feels compelled to attend Senate sessions wearing a hoodie and shorts. Perhaps his cognitive impairment means he can no longer make a tie knot; maybe he has been trying to conceal a large lump on his neck (though recent reports indicate it’s gone). Then again, he possibly is just another cultural devolutionary who revels in destroying tradition. Whatever the case, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) decided just days ago that the sergeant-at-arms should cease enforcing the Senate’s long-standing dress code.

So, show up in that bathing attire. Just as they say “What’s in a name?” what’s in a suit, after all?

Apparently not much of substance, judging from the politicians who wear them.

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