I am a big admirer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
It does great work on a whole host of serious matters: they include counterterrorism and pursuingĀ those who break federal law.
Seriously, I love the FBI. I watched “The Untouchables” as a kid and cheered for Elliot Ness to catch the bad guys every week.
However, the FBI didn’t need to spend a single one of my tax dollars — or yours, for that matter — to help locate a damn shirt! It happened to the jersey worn by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during that Super Bowl game this past month, the one in which Brady led the Pats to that amazing comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
I get that the shirt is worth a lot of money. I also get that the FBI felt it was justified in assisting in finding it.
Look at this way: Brady is worth a few hundred million bucks; the team for which he plays has even more dough in the bank. They could have paid top dollar to the greatest private investigative firms on the planet to find the shirt.
The FBI, however, got involved.
No thanks. I ain’t cheering this one.
The Patriots ought to reimburse the Treasury for every nickel spent in the hunt for a shirt.