Larry Gude
Strung Out
OK.
As a result of Raffie Palmeiro changing his stance from 'never done steroids' under oath, in front of congress, to 'never knowingly done steroids' we have two major developments;
#1. Bill Clinton has petitioned Ken Starr to change his official testimony to "...never had sex, that I am aware of, with that woman..."
#2. Congresspersons have renewed the hue and cry that they, our best, brightest and most trustworthy, are the only hope for the children to survive the ravages of 2nd hand steriod use.
Now, the argument is that congress has extended special status to Major league baseball, ie, a legalized monopoly status, thus congress shares the responsibility of baseballs impact on society because of this exemption. Baseball promotes heros who are especially influential to kids and thus if Cal drinks milk and doesn't smoke kids will drink milk and not smoke and thus if Raffii juices his muscles, kids are gonna juice theirs. So, naturally, congress, because it is responsible for baseball AND baseball won't do enough about drinking mil...err, taking steroids, then they, congress MUST step in.
OK. I want to start right here; constant and random drug testing for all elected members of the federal government.
Anyone who is standing moral watch over Raffi would certainly accept and expect to be held to the same standard.
Right?
As a result of Raffie Palmeiro changing his stance from 'never done steroids' under oath, in front of congress, to 'never knowingly done steroids' we have two major developments;
#1. Bill Clinton has petitioned Ken Starr to change his official testimony to "...never had sex, that I am aware of, with that woman..."
#2. Congresspersons have renewed the hue and cry that they, our best, brightest and most trustworthy, are the only hope for the children to survive the ravages of 2nd hand steriod use.
Now, the argument is that congress has extended special status to Major league baseball, ie, a legalized monopoly status, thus congress shares the responsibility of baseballs impact on society because of this exemption. Baseball promotes heros who are especially influential to kids and thus if Cal drinks milk and doesn't smoke kids will drink milk and not smoke and thus if Raffii juices his muscles, kids are gonna juice theirs. So, naturally, congress, because it is responsible for baseball AND baseball won't do enough about drinking mil...err, taking steroids, then they, congress MUST step in.
OK. I want to start right here; constant and random drug testing for all elected members of the federal government.
Anyone who is standing moral watch over Raffi would certainly accept and expect to be held to the same standard.
Right?
) what's going on with this? I can understand MLB frowning on steroid use, but what does Congress have to do with anything?? Are steroids illegal, like heroin or cocaine? If not, what's the problem?
