Why are there Congressional hearings on the subject of steroid use by major league baseball players? Could there be a bigger waste of legislative time. money, and attention?
Even assuming there was illegal activity — which is a pretty obvious assumption — Congressional action is no more appropriate here than it would be on the subject of, say, musicians smoking pot or film directors being godless commies. There’s just no reason and no justification for legislators to get involved. It’s not as if anyone important, like soldiers or airline pilots or truckers, is involved here; baseball players are ENTERTAINERS. Who the fuck CARES?
With the repeated strikes and the extortion demands of stadium-craving team owners who want taxpayers to foot the bills for all their expenses, it’s not as if professional sports has much in the way of integrity or ethics associated with it anyway…
Oh, but gee golly gosh, we simply MUST set a good example for the children, mustn’t we? That’s all that matters, after all…