Why has the drug use of a man who plays a game become a Congressional problem?
Sorry baseball fans, but from the Mitchell Report to today's hearings, this all strikes me as a colossal waste of our legislature's time.
It's baseball. Not foreign policy. Not the world economy. Not health care reform.
They're talking about overgrown boys who knock around a ball. Of course they take drugs -- look at what a ridiculous amount of money is paid to the hottest players! Many of them will do whatever it takes to get the big paycheck. There's no mystery here. The game is corrupt as hell and it will stay that way as long as people continue to subsidize those gazillion-dollar salaries.
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hmm...political grandstanding perhaps?
Our Government has now spent well in excess of $20 million to tell the people something that we already know: Many professional athletes use performance enhancing drugs. I sure am glad that I have a government that is willing to spend our money in this manner to educate me on such matters. Is there no check system for congress? What would happen if we as voters all decided to say to them: "since you spent this money and we didn't ask you to, all of you will for go your salaries until the debt is repaid?
I was thinking the same thing on this issue. I think it's pretty indicative of how 1) we look first to the gov't for answers to social problems; and 2) our lawmakers are simply mythologizing their performance. The fact of the matter is that we have a Congress that can't legislate effectively on a whole host of real issues, so how can we really expect them to successfully go after baseball players who take steroids to "enhance" their own performance?
Good Grief, Charlie (Henry Waxman)Brown! Maybe Congress can investigate why Lucy never let poor Charlie kick the ball. And then if they have time, they can research the mating habits of lemmnigs. Leave Roger clemens and baseball out of Congress. When DR.(Phd)Mcnamee writes his book, do you think it will sell better now that he has accused Roger, one of the most famous pitchers in the history of the game? Pettite who? Big names sell books and movie deals. And Chairman Waxman, are you still upset you were always the last kid picked to play sandlot ball? Have you or McNamee ever donated your time/money/good name to charities then had people try to take advantage of you? Go Roger, give 'em Hell Rocketman!
Yup...I've often wondered how it is we spend the money and time focusing on the trivial - this or the latest tabloid story - when the important issues are never fully pursued. If you notice, the talk shows talk POLITICS more than ISSUES. And why do we pay athletes so much and teachers so little? It's messed up.
By the way, have you heard any controversy about Obama's church? I heard someone call in a the Ed Shultz show today saying there's something there that the Republicans are going to go to town on. I guess I'll see what I can find via Google.
I have heard some noises about that story, June, and a number of people have asked me about it. I'll be doing some investigation, too... Here's a starting point...
I remember the first time I saw an article insinuating that Obama's church was racist and/or overly militant.
I went to the church web site and as I read parts of it, I thought "good for them!" Maybe I'm a just a militant too... and boy, everyone whose dealt with Congregationalists knows how racist the UCC is in general...
Was *is* interesting about those rumors, I think it says something about some of those email rumor spreaders that they can't fathom that someone might actually have independent thoughts and disagreements with their church and/or minister.
Interesting (opposite!) example that proves the rule: Nixon was a Quaker.
Since steroids enhance performance they should be made mandatory for all members of congress.
Anything to improve their job performance would be welcome in my opinion.
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