Why God?

Every once in a while, I think Congress is on the right track. Our elected officials can do some good and get involved in serious issues in order to affect change. Then we get a guy who decides to put his nose into a matter that makes me wonder if these elected officials aren't smoking a j while they surf the internet. If you don't know, Michael Vick has had some run ins as of late including having his home in Virginia raided under suspicions of illegal dog fights on the property. Dog fighting is considered a felony and is a truly despicable thing. Clinton Portis, reportedly a Rhodes scholar, doesn't think it's a big deal and wonders if we shouldn't leave Vick alone. According to an espn.com report, Portis stated, "'If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business.' When told that dog fighting is a felony, Portis replied, 'It can't be too bad of a crime.'" Ummmmm, yeah. Portis must be borderline retarded because a felony is kind of a big deal.

So I don't want to go to far off tangent, but here's the thing that gets to me. U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) said the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell should "act swiftly and forcefully" and the government will get involved if the matter isn't brought to a satisfactory resolution. What? Aren't there more important things to deal with right now than some of the stupidity these guys get worked up about? Dog fighting is a shitty thing, but in the grand scheme of things is it really so bad the government needs to get involved? How about working on this gas issue? The supplemental defense budget? I don't know if Lantos is trying to get some free pub for himself or win over some constituents, but give me a break dude! There's a little something called the legal system to deal with Michael Vick. If this story doesn't make it on TV jerkoff politicians wouldn't give a shit.