Roger Clemens, Bud Selig and the U.S. Gov walk into a bar

I would like to congratulate Roger Clemens for the success he has had in his trial vs. the U.S. Congress.  They say you can't fight Taminey Hall...He has, and he won.

This is not an open admission for my support of the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports.  More-or-less this is a resounding, What the hell does the U.S. Congress have to do with Major League Baseball. By extension, if he in fact lied to the panel, I applaud his effort.  As someone who is completely enamored with politics, I would like to comment with haste that the individuals involved in the questioning had a high probability for un-truthiness.  Therefore, I am glad that he may have returned the favor.

In comparison, Jamie Dimon's JP Morgan Chase just lost an estimated $7 billion.  The house gave him a rough time of it, the senate held his hand, and in the end he finances a good chuck of these election funds.  Yet somehow in the midst of the entire financial collapse, it was important enough to spend over a million to question a baseball player on steroid use.

Compare even further, look at any NFL linebacker and ask yourself if that size is natural.  Hell, look at most positions within the sport and ask yourself the same question.

What is with politicians and "sanctity."  Whether it be marriage or sport, what is it the job of elected officials to decide what is accepted or not.  If the law isn't on the books, shut up and move on.  Performance enhancing drugs, and the regulations controlling them, are up to the discretion of the heads of the particular sporting leagues.  In this case, Bud Selig gets the final word and that's that.  As Mr. Vilma found out, he who controls the sport makes the rules.  All sport is bigger than the players, but most certainly not above common law.  As long as no one in sport breaks common law, then why should there be any legal recourse.

Though, don't ask David Nalbandian about that...