Here in Wisconsin, there is a sports story that does not involve the Brewers or the aging hillbilly quarterback.  It's a fairly compelling story and it becomes a microcosm for some of the things that trouble me about our society.

In a high school football game between New Berlin Eisenhower and Pewaukee, there was a scrum on the sideline. An Eisenhower player was piled on to by a Pewaukee player and the coaches, including Eisenhower head coach Clint Grochowski went over to break it up.  In the process, one of the Eisenhower players came over and tried to spear Coach Grochowski with his helmet.  Coach Grochowski reacted exactly how anyone would, by pushing the kid away from him.  In the process, the kid tumbled to the ground.

That should have been the end of the story, but wait, there's more.  You would think the player would be suspended for attacking a coach, but that's not how this deal played out.  Instead of the player getting sat down, Clint Grochowski has been suspended two games by the New Berlin School Superintendent, officially been given a reprimand and ordered to apologize to the little bastage Pewaukee player for pushing him.  All this despite the fact that there is clear video evidence that back Gorchowski's story up.

Why then, the suspension?  Because the parents of the little bastage Pewaukee player in question went to the cops and filed charges.  And of course, when the cops are on the trail, the lawyers can't be far behind.  So, in an obvious effort to indemnify his district against a potential lawsuit, the Super sat Grochowski down in an effort to show that he does not tolerate this kind of behavior from coaches and that see, we did something about it, so we don't condone it and our hands are clean.

Not only that, but the Pewaukee school district clearly takes the side of the player. Pewaukee superintendent (and obvious raging liberal) Jo Ann Sternke said the player is not in trouble because the player "didn't act with any sense of intent when his head bumped the coach." Right.  Just like the coach didn't act with a sense of intent when he pushed the kid away from him.  That's right.  We must do this for the children.  Bull Cookies!  What we must do for the children is make them accountable and tell them "if you are head butt someone, they may not react kindly.  Know this before you do that." 

Never mind that Coach Grochowski's reputation is being damaged.  Never mind that the district that he works for has a spine made of jelly and is so afraid of a potential lawsuit they are willing to sully his reputation by accusing and conviction him without a trial.  Never mind that Coach Grochowski's right to due process his been rendered moot.  And never mind that the parents of an obviously spoiled teenager don't hold him accountable for his own actions, but have turned the tables blaming someone else and demanding their pound of flesh.

The parents obviously pointing the finger at the coach because he should no better.  And the name of the player is being withheld by the cops because "it is a possible assault on a minor?"  Are you freakin' kidding me?  I guarandamntee you if some 17 year old put his hands on me, I'd knock him to the ground so fast it would make his head spin.  That's not assault, people, that's defending yourself.  Read the constitution sometime.

For Clint Gorchowski, this probably is a nightmare.  Unable to coach for reasons that are more about the bottom line and less about what's right, he has become a pawn in the wrong life lesson.  The New Berlin and Pewaukee school districts are clearing saying that "We don't care about right and wrong, we care about covering our ass."  In our litigious society, there is no right or wrong.  There is only ass covering so that when the shark bites us, he won't bite us so hard.

As for me, I'm glad my step-daughter goes to school in Waukesha.

Lightning Round

• One day after they crawled out of last place, the White Sox returned to the basement losing an unispired 3-2 game to Kansas City.  Pink Gavin Floyd allowed the first four men on base, yeilding three runs before shutting down the Royals.  The Sox couldn't crack Gil Mesche.  Gil Mesche, ladies and gentlemen.  The same two lousy teams tonight in KC.
• Good news and bad news for the Brewers.  The good news is they are tied with the Cubs first after they beat the Astros and the Cubs lost to the Reds.  The bad news?  Oft injured Ben Sheets is injured again.
• Donovan McNabb says black quarterbacks take more heat from the fans and mediathan white quarterbacks.  This tells us two things.  First, that Donovan McNabb has never had a conversation with Rex Grossman and second, that Rush Limbaugh was absolutely right.
• The Joey Harrington era is rapidly coming to a close in Atlanta as the Falcons sign former Jag QB Byron Leftwich.
• Concerned about your favorite team's chances of making the playoffs?  Here are the latest computer odds.
• In an effort to salvage an otherwise awful season so far, Auburn's Tommy Tuberville is adopting a two QB system.  Translation: Tubs finally figured out what we all knew: Brandon Cox is brutal.
• The Patriots cheating scandal has trickled down to college sports.
• O.J. Simpson has been charged with ten felonies for his suite invasion and should he be convicted, he faces life in prison in Nevada.  So, it is true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
• A Typhoon in China has delayed at least two games of the women's world cup soccer championships.  This is not a weather anomaly.  This is God sending a message.