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Incredibly Weak Evidence

The new refrain for anything involving Spencer Bachus is now “what was he thinking.” The phrase applies to so much of what he has done in relation to the US online casino gambling industry that it just needs to be synonymous with his name at this point. In this case, as we further read through the transcripts of last week’s Congressional hearing in the House Financial Services Committee its quite apparent that Bachus is willing to say just about anything to keep new legislation related to the online casinos from passing through and demonstrate his avid support for the flawed (and dare we say disastrous) UIGEA.

During Bachus’ five minutes to state his case to Congress about why the US should block offshore online casinos he read a letter from the Shawn Henry, the FBI Assistant Director. Henry’s letter would have undoubtedly provided strong support for Bachus’ case…well, it would have if Henry hadn’t admitted to the fact that he has done no research and has no factual and statistical support to his claims that the US internet gambling industry is dangerous. This letter clearly indicated that although the FBI was feasibly against a regulated and licensed US online casino gambling industry, they hadn’t actually fully considered any aspect of the situation.

Henry’s letter, which Bachus READ ALOUD at the hearing, went on to note that the FBI has not discussed the online casino gambling situation with foreign counterparts…or anyone for that matter. Is it surprising that this is the type of hard and true “support” that Bachus is able to dredge up? Bachus’ antics and “evidence” are traditionally of this questionable nature, but in this case, this was the Congressional hearing. This was a prime opportunity to Bachus to really present his best arguments…and he read Henry’s letter. Not a brilliant move.