And all he got was a phone call....

Penn State University coach Joe Paterno's half-century of employment at the school ended with a simple phone call last night.  That's all he got.  You're fired.  Go away.  Did his actions, or rather inactions, in the sick pedophile Jerry Sandusky affair warrant such treatment?  


Wow...I'm torn.  He did right by reporting what he knew as soon as he knew it, but he didn't follow up when he should have, which was his downfall.  "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."  Still, it looks to me like the Penn State Board of Regents are just throwing any and everyone they can grab under the bus in order to deflect scrutiny away from themselves, even before all the facts are out.  And doesn't a lifetime of exemplary service to the university at least deserve a face-to-face, man-to-man delivery of the sad, bad news?  Apparently not at Penn State University, where the operative strategy seems to be "cover your ass".


And the students rioted.  There's a lot of anger in America for a lot of reasons these days.  I guess we can add this to the list, too.


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