Specter's an Idiot

Arlen Specter, a long time Senator from Pennsylvania, wants a special investigation into the Patriots taping scandal. The NFL has viewed all of the tapes related to the scandal, they took away a first-round draft pick from the Patriots, they fined the team and the coach, and they are now moving forward. Specter is making a mockery of his government position, wasting time and tax payer money for attention. With all of the problems and needs our country has, why should the government waste any time and money on a very minor problem that the NFL has already taken care of? Specter is noted for being a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, making this somewhat personal, but more than that, he is just grand-standing and looking for attention. Whether it is Congressional investigations of steroids in baseball, or taping signals in football, the Senate has no business involving itself.

Considering that Congress has an approval rating of around 20%, and considering the plethora of problems they have failed to solve, it is mind boggling that any of Specter's colleagues would support his ridiculous treasure hunt. The country is facing a recession, the mortgage crisis is nowhere near being resolved, the war in Iraq still has no end in sight, health care is becoming more expensive and less accessible every day, America's image abroad is at an all-time low, questions about torture and the behavior exhibited at Guantanamo--these are issues Congress should investigate and attempt to fix. Worrying about the NFL and the taping of defensive hand signals? Are you kidding me!? Specter is ridiculous, and his behavior is more worthy of impeachment than anything President Clinton did. The citizens of Pennsylvania should elect a replacement and put serious pressure on Specter to stop wasting their money, and if they continue to support him, it is an indictment of them and our political system that places an enormous advantage in the hands of incumbents. The media should help as well by ignoring Specter; give him no publicity, don't publish anything he says, don't have him as a guest on any news network, just completely black ball him. Specter gets my vote as the dumbest politician in Washington.