Madam, I’m Adam
September 25, 2008 at 5:26 am
Don’t mess with Zohan. Or OPM.
The Post cites Howard Weizmann, deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management, at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing yesterday:
One problem the OPM has with the legislation is that it would allow an employee in a same-sex relationship to get family benefits once that partnership is certified with an affidavit. “OPM believes this process could lead to fraud and abuse in the programs we administer,” Weizmann said.
To bolster his point that worries about cheats are realistic, he cited an unusual source: “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” an Adam Sandler movie about two firemen in Brooklyn who pretend they are gay so they can get domestic partner benefits. “The subject was . . . insurance fraud,” Weizmann said. “This is not farfetched.”
That might be the best mention of Sandler’s impressive body of work since this …
Beverly Sills' ghost said,
September 25, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Finally! An opera blog!