Posted on 02/15/2008 10:56:41 AM PST by Hatteras
A day after meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in Washington, Sen. Arlen Specter said he continues to be troubled by a number of issues surrounding the league's handling of Spygate and will continue his investigation.
Specter, R-Pa., told ESPN.com that Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., offered support Thursday for his inquiry into the New England Patriots' questionable videotaping practices, saying Leahy is "prepared to have the committee pay for people who travel and investigate." Leahy sat in on a part of Wednesday's session with Goodell and league counsel, Specter said.
Sen. Arlen Specter, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, calls Roger Goodell's reasoning for the destroying of the Spygate evidence "absurd." "I'm determined to go forward," said Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee. "You have answers and positions where [Goodell] is saying that with the destruction of tapes that, 'We did the right thing. We're absolutely sure.'
"Well, that is absurd … Goodell says things that don't make sense."
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...
Specter’s magic bullet doesn’t pass scrutiny either. Let’s call it a draw and move on.
What is this fascination of our Congress with sports anyway? But that there were equal oversight on Congress. Specter and Leahy and the rest of them are pathetic jerks.
There was another football league, can’t remember a whole lot about it, but they played in late 80’s for a few seasons ... they would pick up after SuperBowl into SPring as I recall. Obviously they didn’t make it, but there was an attempt at competition in the world of professinal football.
I can’t believe these senators have gotten into this .. or that I’ve wasted two posts on the subject.
We’ll all remember exactly where we were when we first heard the news.
Because its a multi-billion per year industry. Just because it is in the context of a professional sport does not make it any less of a business.
If Specter believes there’s a league-wide coverup going on, one could argue that he’s just protecting his constituents by investigating this matter.
That was the USFL.
Thanks!
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