The Super Bowl is coming up on Sunday and I am mightily looking forward to the food! The game? Meh. I don’t have a team in this dance (I’m a Lions fan), so I won’t be invested in that way. And with all the hoopla about Deflate-Gate, well, it’s pitiful is what it is.

 

And now I’ve read a bit about an upcoming BBC News interview with Lance Armstrong. According to what I’ve read, Mr. Armstrong regrets how he behaved during the druggy years, but not the drugging itself. He also thinks he should be forgiven by the cycling world. And those Tours titles that were stripped from him? He thinks he “won” those. Wha?

 

I don’t like cheaters. I don’t like them in classrooms or in sports. I don’t like them, period. Cheaters know what they’re doing. They know they’re cheating. To say they don’t know any better is bullshit. They do know better. And they still choose to cheat. Cheaters are assholes. Plain and simple.

 

I’ve dealt with my disappointment in Lance Armstrong. I wouldn’t say he’s dead to me or anything, but I’m no longer a fan. And the Patriots? Again – not my team, so I don’t really care about their poor decisions. But I’m fairly certain I’ll be disappointed in the NFL. I mean really. If they do act, what will we see? A fine? A lost draft pick? So what? Cheaters still get a first-class ticket to the biggest game around. I doubt a slap on the wrist will matter. And when you look at it that way, and when you factor in moral fiber just this side of the fence, no wonder so many people cheat.

 

What the hell are we teaching kids?

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