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BROWNIE POINTS: I have to wonder if we need our Government involved in the game of Baseball. It seems to be crossing that fine line of too much Government regulations in a game that already has it's own system of checks and balances.
But looking for some public favor over "steroids in baseball" a Congressional committee fired off 11 subpoenas claiming it's helping the public. You want to help me - make sure my gas bill isn't that high. I don't see how cleaning up Baseball is helping anyone on this block.
WHAT A JOKER: Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California and the committee's ranking minority member, said that baseball had failed to investigate itself, so Congress would do the job.
I know what you're thinking: "why isn't Congress investigating the safety of our borders against terroists attacks?" You know, important things that effect our lives.
The lawyer for baseball said the committee is using "excessive and unprecedented misuse of Congressional power." It's a way of showing people that they are doing some good.
WHO CARES: "If Sammy Sosa hit 60 home runs three times without being on steroids, kids should know that. That's a great message for kids. If he did it while he was on steroids, that's different." Yea, if you're a baseball fan that might be a good way to waste a Sunday afternoon.
So if I know some people use a "cheat book" to finish a playstation 2 game should Congress look into that too? Can you see that headline: "CHEATING ON PLAYSTATION RUINS OUR KIDS." -- our government is there to look into it.
BOTTOM LINE: I'm going to make a bold statement here, "I really don't care if baseball players are juiced up."
THREE STRIKES: It doesn't put food on my table or protect me against people trying to harm me. It doesn't save children from themselves.
Sure, using steriods is just like cheating, we can all agree on that. Cheating is bad, really really bad.
But, tell that to all the husbands that cheat on their wives daily and you'll get nowhere fast.
By Henry Cruz (henrycruz.com)
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