Dan Shaughnessy on the arrogance of men in high places--George Mitchell

From the Boston Globe: "Mitchell again arrogantly dismissed his obvious conflict of interest by citing his good works and his efforts brokering peace in Northern Ireland.

• It's astounding that a man as smart as Mitchell can so easily shrug off his compromised position. He either has a blind spot or he thinks his audience is stupid.

The man is the official "director" of the Red Sox and he just issued a report that trashes some Yankee gods while leaving the championship Red Sox unscathed (Mo Vaughn played here in the pre-Mitchell era, Eric Gagné was dirty as a Dodger, and who cares about Mike Lansing?).

• Mitchell's reputation is impeccable, but he had no business holding his Red Sox title while conducting this investigation."

From Dan Shaughnessy column in the Boston Globe, "Mitchell Report Raises Allegations, Questions," 12/14/07

• (Shaughnessy knows more than his fellows at the New York Times).

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