Is sacked from the NFL as if Lofa Tatapu (Seattle Seahawks #51) sacked him at Qwest Field.  The letter is HERE, posted by ESPN.

Thank you, Commissioner Roger Tatapu Goodell, as a dog owner and huge Seahawks fan.  You are a hero to me, having done what had to be done against pressure to do otherwise.  It is very unlikely but remotely possible Michael Vick will play pro sports again thanks to your actions today.

Below are key quotes - I have OCR'd the letter for your download HERE so you can copy text from it.  This is all too good, too morally clear to bold just parts of it.

Your admitted conduct is not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible. The conduct your co-defendants have admitted to, in which you are directly implicated, simply reinforces that conclusion. Your team, fans and the NFL have all been hurt by your actions. You have lied to your teammates and coaches, to the Falcons' owner and management, and also to me.

This is apparently being passed around in e-mail. A friend of mine on BlogShares passed it on to me.

NEW YORK: A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

“Al-gebra is a problem for us”, Gonzales said. “They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like ‘x ‘ and ‘y’ and refer to themselves as ‘unknowns’, but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with co-ordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say: ‘There are three sides to every triangle’.”

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, “If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes.”