I am here to say to Congress that as an American citizen I really don't care that much about Roger Clemens and whether or not he took performance enhancing substances. If he did, then that's sad for him and sad for baseball. But I assure you that it is no way, shape, or form worthy of Congress' time or effort. Hell, it's not even worth the time of TV channels like CNN where they feel the need to run story after story about this. Aren't you a real news channel?
This could be another elaborate smoke screen to blind the American people from the real issues facing them. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman and Republican Tom Davis should stop worrying about a game (that's right guys, baseball is just a game) and start focusing their attention on much more important issues. When you were elected did you think your constituents wanted this to be what you focused on?
Here is a short list of some of the oversight committees that would make more sense than wasting taxpayers' money on finding out about a game someone may or may not have cheated on:
How about a committee to look into a president who lied to get us into a war for oil?
Waxman and Davis are very concerned about how Clemens lied under oath; well, what about Bush? This is just my opinion, I know that the war is much more than just oil. But you can't help but wonder when Halliburton gets no bid contracts and the real enemy isn't even in Iraq. You want to try Clemens for perjury, then the same should apply to everyone who takes the oath to serve and protect our country, don't you think? Hell, I'd even settle for a committee to investigate just one of the lines of bull that "Dubya" has fed us: Iraq's involvement in 9/11, wiretapping, torture, Katrina response, WMDs, Valerie Plame, his relationship with the Saudis, etc.
Article comments
1 - Anon
This article should be on moveon.org - Thats where the liberal propaganda is published. I understand how frustrating it is for Democrats to loose at everything and not get anything done even against a president whose rating is in the 30s. But you only have your congressmen to blame.
The Democrat congress hasn't accomplished a thing since they came to power. I seriously cannot think of a single major legislation they introduced and passed (that their base wanted them to pass). I heard things about ending the war and bringing troops home and what not.
We know what a Democrat president will do based on this congress' performance..he/she will promise big and deliver nothing.
They have no time to bring the FISA bill to a vote (because they know it'll pass easily like it did in the Senate). They have no time to discuss other major legislation but holy crap a baseball player doing steroids? Lets use our power to investigate that! I mean that is way more important than the war on terror or the economy or enemy surveillance.
I guess if someone told them that terrorists take steroids, the congress would get right on it.
At least the Republican congress got things done even if they were corrupt.
No wonder the approval rate of congress is about to hit single digits.
Maybe after the break they will do something worthwhile - like investigate Pelosi's botox injections!
2 - Matthew T. Sussman
"How can anyone have faith in a government that spends more time worrying about Roger Clemens than more pressing issues? "
Are you asserting Congress has spent more time on Clemens than any the issues you listed above?
3 - JustOneMan
You are right...congress is going after Clemens because they are nothing more than a bunch of old fools..here are a few more committess..
How about a committee to investigate the collective IQ of a Dumbocratic controlled congress who have been continuosly duped by a so called moron of a president. Hmmmm a moron republican smart enough to fool a whole party of "smart" dumbocrats...what does that tell you?
How about a committee to look into why congress will not allow the building of new oil refineries or the drilling of oil reserves?
Thats just what we need is more congressional committees...
JOM "Obama...the Affirmative Action Candidate"
4 - Dr Dreadful
JOM "Obama...the Affirmative Action Candidate"
Well now, McCain's got the GOP nomination locked - for sure after next week's primaries...
So who was it you said you were going to vote for, again?
5 - The Obnoxious American
Anon,
I agree totally with what you are saying, but I can think of one thing the dems did - raise minimum wage. So they rode the populist wave and stuck it to those pesky employers, and said you will pay the people more money. And the employers, said, ok, we will pay some more money, and fire the others. Now we can all blame Bush for a higher (yet still very good) unemployment number.
I'd like to weigh in on this issue. I agree with the article that our government has better things to do. In terms of the demonization of Clemens, I think it's terrible, Clemens may have used steroids to extend his career and possibly heal faster, but he wasn't using it like bonds or mcguire who literally used it solely for performance benefits, not to heal or fight old age (which is arguable a legit use for these drugs, especially HGH). Why isn't Bonds or McGuire facing the same music?