"I believe firmly that no government, at any level, has any business involving itself in professional sports."
Does that include the PA congressman who was all up in arms over spygate and wanted the Patriots win in the Super Bowl vs the Iggles voided, he made quite a big deal out of nothing and wasted a lot of the PA taxpayers money in the process if I recall...........
Yes, it does. I do not believe in using taxpayers' money for sports stadiums, under any circumstances. I am not happy that Fast Eddie Spendell has been so generous with
my money. Let the teams pay for their own d****d stadiums. You should appreciate that, as should the Yankee fans, when you see your teams shelling out millions for free agents, then they put on the classic barrel and suspenders and go before the state and county governments and cry poverty.
They stiffed us here in the Lehigh Valley, too, handing over graft, er, I mean, taxpayers' money to help build the Phils' AAA stadium. It's officially known as Coca-Cola Stadium, but we conservatives here in the Valley (yes, there actually are some in this Red
Hochburg) call it Taxpayer Park.
I was also particulary ashamed to hear our esteemed Senator Specter (should be S.P.E.C.T.R.E) lead the Congressional drive to investigate doping in baseball. I guess there was nothing more pressing that day.
There's nothing in either the federal or Commonwealth constitutions that say our legislature should give money to any business, and I think that includes sports teams.
Of course, as Fast Eddie has promised us, gambling is tax reform. We're going to have all kinds of revenue from the slot machine parlors the General Assembly has approved, so we don't need to reform finances. I can't wait. My homestead exclusion will knock $180 off my annual real estate tax bill. Thank you, Governor Rendell, may I have another?
Prost!
Brad
