Juiced

So, Jared and I were discussing this via e-mail, and I think it's something that bears posting about.

The Government's hearings on steroids in baseball .


To be honest, while I think steroids are cheating and should be banned from sports, I don't see how it demands government intervention or even how it even relates to the government - aside from Dubya being a GM for the Rangers when Conseco was juicing. The fact that we're having immediate hearings on steroids with all the other serious issues we SHOULD be having hearings on upsets me greatly.

Why aren't we having a Gannon hearing? Why aren't we holding hearings on tax-payer funded, state-sponsored propaganda?! Why aren't we having a hearing on the Valerie Plame leak? Why aren't we having a hearing on Halliburton receiving no bid contracts in Iraq, even after overcharging American taxpayers more than $108 million?! Why aren't we holding a hearing to find out what happened to the lost $9 billion of last year's $87 billion supplemental?

Oh, but sports stars are juicing? Strike up the band, spin the merry-go-round, and let's have a circus!

With all of the serious funny-business going on within the government right now, I find it pretty insipid that our lawmakers have decided that now is the time to crack down on America's pastime. What's that old saying about getting one's own house in order?

Don't be fooled. This is just one more example of Congress acting like they're addressing a problem, when what they're really doing is diverting our attention away from the serious issues facing our country right now.

And, with all due respect to my favorite sport (and to my beloved World Champions), athletes using steroids shouldn't be considered one of those serious issues.