I know that I'm a little late to the topic here, but does anyone find it strange that Congress will foist upon us and leave intact a retirement scheme so corrupt that it will make Enron look like child's play, but will spring to action when Major League Baseball has a steroid problem? Congress has as much business sticking their nose into this matter as I do conducting the safety checks for the next space shuttle mission.
Some comments from our lofty leaders:
"They have a responsibility, not only to the sport, but to the children of America who look up to these players," Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on Fox News Sunday. "Quite frankly, it's overdue."
Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the problem "could be ended, bang, just like that, if everybody from the owners to the unions just step up and face the reality that we've got a huge problem."
Appearing on ABC's This Week, Frist said, "I'll support being very aggressive if it cannot be addressed at the more local level, which again, I would much prefer."
After the Army-Navy game, McCain said he wanted immediate action "to restore the integrity of baseball" or Congress would act.
"I warned them a long time ago we needed to fix this problem," McCain said. "It's time for them to sit down together and act. And that's what they should do. If not, clearly, we have to act legislatively, which we don't want to do."
I'm all for the MLB cleaning up its act. It's time for the players to face the music and take some action. The problem can be solved, without the help of a bunch of pinheads from Washington... Mr. McCain, we also don't want you to act legislatively. You have a big mess to clean up yourself.
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