Barry Just Works Out A Lot
Pardon the long pause in between posts. It takes a lot of hard work and deep thought to produce such mediocre material on a consistent basis.
The story about former and current baseball players being called to testify under oath before Congress on steroids is a crock of shit and just one big publicity stunt by the leadership of the committee involved. The situation became more ridiculous when subpoenas became involved.
The panel that is convening this hearing, the House Government Reform Committee, is one of the most irrelevant committees in Congress despite its officious sounding name. It is not considered a plum assignment by Members of Congress, so both parties tend to name their newly-elected dumb-shits on the committee. If you get an opportunity to watch the hearing, you will be alarmed that these people were elected to Congress and are considered leaders.
The chairman of this committee, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), actually is a sensible guy (for a Republican), so it surprised me that he would pull a stunt like this. However, with Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) term limited, and Sen. George Allen (R-VA) considering a run for president, perhaps Davis is attempting to raise his profile to set himself up for a run for one of those seats.
By-the-by, George Allen as president is a very frightening concept. He would make the Shrub look like a Mensa member.
Everybody knows that these players took steroids. Let’s move on. Congress doesn’t need to get involved; these drugs already are illegal, so no new laws are necessary.
Also, am I the only one that thinks it’s the height of hypocrisy that it is against the law to lie to Congress?
The story about former and current baseball players being called to testify under oath before Congress on steroids is a crock of shit and just one big publicity stunt by the leadership of the committee involved. The situation became more ridiculous when subpoenas became involved.
The panel that is convening this hearing, the House Government Reform Committee, is one of the most irrelevant committees in Congress despite its officious sounding name. It is not considered a plum assignment by Members of Congress, so both parties tend to name their newly-elected dumb-shits on the committee. If you get an opportunity to watch the hearing, you will be alarmed that these people were elected to Congress and are considered leaders.
The chairman of this committee, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), actually is a sensible guy (for a Republican), so it surprised me that he would pull a stunt like this. However, with Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) term limited, and Sen. George Allen (R-VA) considering a run for president, perhaps Davis is attempting to raise his profile to set himself up for a run for one of those seats.
By-the-by, George Allen as president is a very frightening concept. He would make the Shrub look like a Mensa member.
Everybody knows that these players took steroids. Let’s move on. Congress doesn’t need to get involved; these drugs already are illegal, so no new laws are necessary.
Also, am I the only one that thinks it’s the height of hypocrisy that it is against the law to lie to Congress?
posted by DC-Giant at 9:12 AM
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