Michael Vick Goes To Washington

Any fan of football or animal lover knows about Michael Vick and his conviction for running a dog fighting ring in Virginia.   Vick subsequently served prison time and home confinement for the crime but today is the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles football team.     

As the Phoenix rises from the ashes, apparently so does Vick as he managed to garner a multi-million dollar deal with the Eagle’s franchise for a two-year contract.   Just this past week, it was learned that Barack Obama called Jeffrey Lurie the owner of the Eagles and praised him for granting a second chance to the once down and out football player.    

Vick ran a dog fighting ring.  He had dogs in his care that he had both an ethical and moral responsibility to treat with respect.  Instead, Vick abused, tortured and even killed any animal that no longer served his purposes, disposing of them at will.  The dogs caught in the grip of the Bad Newz kennels did not choose or ask to be there, yet were subjected to the actions and decisions of Vick and those who worked for him. 

Even though Vick wants to have another pet as a way to “help with his rehabilitation” and to show “he really cares,”as a condition of his sentence Vick can no longer own a dog.

Do we really need to give Vick another animal to prove that he is incapable of compassion and is void of a conscience? The saying goes “Fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me.”

Michael Vick served his time and paid his debt to society, but is anyone willing to gamble and give him another try at animal ownership in an effort to salvage his public image?

All of this begs the question: Why in the world would the President of the United States make a public statement about Michael Vick?

Did Obama made the call to Lurie because he has more in common with Michael Vick than he would let on?

Was Barry asking for his own second chance when voicing praise for Vick’s opportunity at redemption?

Much in the same way Michael Vick violated moral and ethical responsibilities to the dogs in his care, so too, has Barack Obama violated his Constitutional responsibility to America.

Americans who did not vote for Obama have been subjected to his policies for the past two years like the puppies who didn’t ask to be part of Bad Newz Kennels.   However, on Nov. 2, 2010 out of control spending; Constitutional side stepping; race baiting; class warfare; demolition of the American health care system; relinquishing American military superiority in favor of exorbitant domestic spending; and government intrusion into every aspect of American’s lives was met with a “guilty” conviction for the President.  

While Barack Obama will not have to serve a prison term for his conviction the way Vick did, his sentence could mean being denied a second term as President.  In a way, Barry has only two years left on his “contract” to prove himself and redefine his image in an attempt to garner another four years. 

Suddenly our President wants to work in the spirit of cooperation with Republicans.  Obama agreed, albeit reluctantly, to maintain the current rates rather than raise taxes on mean, greedy, despicable rich people. Heck, Barry and Shelley even went to church this Christmas. 

Does anyone have a recent picture of Michael Vick kissing puppies? Because, the next thing you know, Obama will put down the ice cream cone and will instead kiss babies in photo ops. 

Is Barry’s sudden metamorphosis any different from Vick’s effort to cultivate a new and improved personal image?

Surely there was sound reason why Vick’s sentencing stipulated that he could never again own a dog.  If we wouldn’t do that to a dog, why in the world would we do it to America?

I don’t know, maybe it’s me.

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