Congress scheduling hearings on steroid "revelations"

2007-12-14 03:18:12

#1

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6852|'Murka

I guess because they don't have anything more pressing to get done before the holidays...like a budget.

Personally, I don't think Congress should give a squirt of piss (no pun intended) about this. Let the leagues handle it. Otherwise, they're just wasting (more of) the taxpayers' money.

So...here's the question: Should Congress spend any time on this subject...in lieu of other unresolved governmental matters?

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
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2007-12-14 03:52:08

#2

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7199|Argentina

FEOS wrote:
I guess because they don't have anything more pressing to get done before the holidays...like a budget.

Personally, I don't think Congress should give a squirt of piss (no pun intended) about this. Let the leagues handle it. Otherwise, they're just wasting (more of) the taxpayers' money.

So...here's the question: Should Congress spend any time on this subject...in lieu of other unresolved governmental matters?

Yes, they should because those guys are/were true heroes for a lot of kids, and they have a powerful influence on them. Now, how do you explain to your kid that Barry Bonds is not the huge hero he thought he was.

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2007-12-14 06:34:35

#3

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6852|'Murka

sergeriver wrote:
FEOS wrote:
I guess because they don't have anything more pressing to get done before the holidays...like a budget.

Personally, I don't think Congress should give a squirt of piss (no pun intended) about this. Let the leagues handle it. Otherwise, they're just wasting (more of) the taxpayers' money.

So...here's the question: Should Congress spend any time on this subject...in lieu of other unresolved governmental matters?
Yes, they should because those guys are/were true heroes for a lot of kids, and they have a powerful influence on them. Now, how do you explain to your kid that Barry Bonds is not the huge hero he thought he was.

That's the parents' job...not Congress'.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2007-12-14 10:10:15

#4

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6887|The Land of Scott Walker

Let the league bring the ruckus ... if they have the balls, which I doubt.

2007-12-14 10:18:18

#5

IRONCHEF: Member; +385|6932|Northern California

Bud Selig alone should be policing this effort, not Congress. Congress has constitutional rights to restore, wars to end, and healthcare to provide. Babysitting baseball and steroid use (and terry schiavo grandstanding, moveon.org condemning, and other frivelous things BOTH shameless parties consider business) should not be in our country's best interest.

having said that, I just hope with all my heart that Bonds gets busted and feels just an inkling of shame and loss. hate that prick and all the other cheaters here in the SF Bay Area. Balco's Conti isn't lying...he knows who's had human growth hormone and who hasn't, he knows when to screen people (off season when they're bulking up), and how to detect the undetectable HGH...but does baseball care or do jack, nope.

Stupid sport anyway...

2007-12-14 10:56:12

#6

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6887|The Land of Scott Walker

Bud won’t do anything, as usual he’ll let the politicians have their fun instead of stepping up. Hope Bonds goes down in flames and gets banned. He’s such a cocky bastard and it irks me that he’s breaking records of baseball greats in a dishonest manner. Baseball isn’t my favorite sport either, but it’s the principle of the situation.

2007-12-14 11:22:46

#7

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6984|Texas - Bigger than France

Hmmm....watch a congressional hearing or guys playing ball who might be on steroids. I think I'm watching the ballgame.

2007-12-14 11:42:21

#8

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7178|Salt Lake City

The government should not be involved in this in any way shape or form. This should be entirely up to the league to handle.

2007-12-14 11:43:39

#9

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7203

FEOS wrote:
I guess because they don't have anything more pressing to get done before the holidays...like a budget.

Personally, I don't think Congress should give a squirt of piss (no pun intended) about this. Let the leagues handle it. Otherwise, they're just wasting (more of) the taxpayers' money.

So...here's the question: Should Congress spend any time on this subject...in lieu of other unresolved governmental matters?

Yes. In most cities, tax money goes to build the stadiums.

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