Thomas is the Boston Bruins goalie who declined to meet Obama (with the rest of his Stanley Cup winning team) because he can’t abide Obama’s statist ideas. Gregory Bresiger discusses his principled stance and the heat he’s taking for it in this column.
Bresiger quotes one hockey writer who is upset with Thomas and thinks it is sufficient refutation simply to call Thomas a “tea party” type. Actually dealing with arguments that Obama has damaged the country by his relentless drive for more government power is beyond him.
