Blog: House Votes to Continue Military Sports Spending

I'm warning you: This is a rant about politics, barely masquerading as something sports-related. And for the purposes of fuller disclosure, even though my first vote in a national election was for the Independent candidate for President, John Anderson (R-Ill.), for the past 30 years, I've been a reliable supporter of Democrats.

I believe that a strong military is vital to our national interests. At the same time, I can't believe that we ooh and ah every time $450,000 in taxpayer money is spent to fly F-18s over sporting events. In 2011, that's what the Department of Defense said was spent for the Super Bowl flyover in Arlington, Texas, with the roof closed. You remember right: We spent all that money, you and me, for a five-second television shot. Inside, it was shown on Jerry Jones' $40 million video board, and the crowd went absolutely nuts.

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