Their goal finally in sight, the Minnesota Vikings summoned star power Wednesday to put extra pressure on state lawmakers who are nearing decisive votes on public financing for a new professional football stadium. Running back Adrian Peterson, linebacker Chad Greenway and center John Sullivan lent aid to a Vikings lobbying team of nine, which is counting heads for an expected House vote as soon as Thursday and guiding the bid for a nearly $1 billion stadium through it;s final Senate committees. In a barely 30-minute visit, the players chatted with legislators and posed for pictures with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton. "It's a team effort. We're just showing our support," Peterson said. "Legislators, those guys are really pushing to pass this bill. They have tough decisions to make and discussions to have. We're just here to let these guys know that we support them." Meanwhile, the stadium bill continued to move closer to expected House and Senate floor votes. It survived the Senate's Finance Committee on a vote of 9-5, but not without complications. Source: Associated Press
just make them put a dollar in a jar every time they cry about the 09 NFC Championship......you'll have your new stadium in no time
