The Great One

I'm sure you've heard about the scandal involving Wayne Gretzky. They have no proof that he was involved in any gambling but only by association have they all but tried and convicted him of "wrong doing." True his wife and assistant coach of the team he coaches and is part owner of have been found to be part of a large gambling ring. Even though his wife lives in California and he lives in Arizona, they figure he must be part of the whole thing if not running it himself. There is such a thin line between illegal gambling and legal gambling anyway. Oh, get off your high horse, have you never bought and scratched a lottery ticket or dropped a few quarters in a slot machine in any number of the legal casinos throughout America? I don't know about you, but I never claim the losses or winnings (like that would add up) on my taxes. The only thing wrong with the illegal gambling rings are that they don't pay taxes, whoop-dee-doo. I'm sure all the waitresses and other careers that accept tips report all of their earning, also. Yeah, right.

Back to Gretzky, so what if he was gambling. They've seized all the records and none of the betting was on hockey. So lets treat him ala Pete Rose. Same situation - Gretzky is retired and coaching a team, so was Rose. Should we ban Gretzky from the Hall Of Fame - hockey's most revered player? HOG WASH!

What we need to do is worry about more important things like the fact that our men and women fighting this ridiculous war don't have the proper armor to protect themselves. Their limbs are being blown off every day. What is the agenda over there, any way? Are we still fighting for democracy? Why is it taking so long to find Osama Bin Laden? What about the poverty in this country? It's time we start worrying about the important things!

And That's What I Think.