"Is Joe Paterno becoming a scapegoat? No, I don’t mean is he being unfairly blamed for things he did, or for things he failed to do which he should have. In light of the Freeh investigation, it seems painfully clear that that the answer to that question is no. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t also being used as a scapegoat..."
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From Brad Hirschfield’s blog in the Washington Post’s "On Faith" Column — For God’s Sake