Rep. Patrick Murphy Refuses to Laud the New York Giants
This is exactly the kind of leadership we need. Bucks County’s U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy won’t budge on his allegiance to the Philadelphia Eagles, even when high-hogging it on Capitol Hill. Turns out Murphy was the lone dissenter in a House resolution proposed on Wednesday congratulating the New York Giants on winning this year’s Super Bowl and “completing one of the most remarkable postseason runs in professional sports history.”
Murphy wouldn’t sign it. Not a chance. The scrappy congressman, who was a former 700-level security worker, told the Bucks County Courier Times: “I couldn’t, in good conscience, vote for the New York Giants. The only thing worse would have been a resolution honoring the Dallas Cowboys.”
One thing we can say about our state — its politicians could never be accused of disloyalty to our sports teams.
Murphy Won’t Cheer Giants [PhillyBurbs]
February 14th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Shoulda been you, Arlen Specter.
February 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Even as a lifelong Giants fan, I have to respect Murphy for this one. I wouldn’t want my congressman to vote to honor the Beagles either (if the extremely unlikely event it ever came down to that).
February 16th, 2008 at 9:38 am
As a Giants fan myself, it is good to see that a politician stick to his guns where sports is concerned. I was extremely ticked off when Guliani donned the Red Sux cap for the World Series even more so as I am a Yankee fan and whom he so proudly promoted when they were winning. I tip my hat to you Murphy, and this bud’s for you.