Comments on: Waxman’s four-hour waste-a-thon

By: emjem24

emjem24 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:53:22 +0000

This is pathetic. Why is this Congress’ problem? Or the taxpayers’ for that matter? Oh, yes, I forgot, Congress (and lgm) are suddenly concerned about steroids and HGH in sports because of its impact on children. Their concern is FOR THE CHILDREN.

By: DanME

DanME — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:00:19 +0000

I watched part of this hearing. Each one of these CEOs showed why they are a CEO and Waxman is a flunky politician. It’s just one useless hearing after another with this guy. He’s a joke, but since he’s from CA I guess he’ll be reelected.

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:39:53 +0000

Ooops! Meant to delete the last line in editing!

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:39:06 +0000

On February 15th, 2008 at 1:35 pm, lgm said:

BlameAmericaLast said (#10):

That’s a PARENTING issue, not a government issue.

Think of your 16 year old kid watching sex on TV or doped up baseball players on TV. Which would you have him/her imitate? Sex, done properly, is harmless. Steroids are not.

Maybe that’s why conservatives want to keep sex off TV and liberals want to keep steroids off.

Actually, steroids done properly, i.e. as a treatment of some hormone deficiency, is quite safe. Unrestricted sex (which you appear to support), even done properly (definitions vary on this), could lead to various manias, addictions, and aberrant behaviors, such as pedophilia or bestiality, to name a few.

So your premise is incorrect. Or incomplete at best. Maybe we should just stop both. The idea that transcends politics is keeping our children safe, is it not?

But lgm stopped short of recalling that it is the liberals that seem to support the “recreational” use of other drugs

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:28:43 +0000

On February 16th, 2008 at 11:56 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

Is it me, or does Waxman look like an extra from Whoville?

More like a human assembled by a committee, much like a wildebeest.

By: Milwaukee Mike

Milwaukee Mike — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:56:50 +0000

Is it me, or does Waxman look like an extra from Whoville?

By: Durangodarlin

Durangodarlin — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:33:12 +0000

A hearing such as this one is scary to me. This isn’t government of the people, by the people, or for the people.

This is government to catch the people!

By: Wade

Wade — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:36:21 +0000

Damn, I missed the vote that gave Roger Clemens and his lawyers the authority to have congressional hearings. I thought that was up to the peoples representatives.

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:42:11 +0000

The Knucklehead of the Day award…

Today’s winner is Congressman Henry Waxman. He gets the award for the following. A day after a dramatic, nationally televised hearing that pitted Roger Clemens against his former personal trainer……

By: LarryD

LarryD — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:34:10 +0000

These old bomb dodgers are just filibustering till they retire. Please folks vote out the incumbents this year so we can get some fresh blood in DC instead of these old codgers hooked up to life support. The presidential race is a wash, but if if we can remove the cronies of the three senators seeking the presidency then maybe something will get done that has the interests of the country first and foremost.

(Gets out metaphorical drum)

Boom! TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS!

By: right_on

right_on — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:59:38 +0000

Why does congress have a finger in this anyway? Baseball is entertainment, and a great source of revenue for the US Treasury, and the economy. It's like condemning big oil company profits, while ignoring the massive federal tax income it provides. Very hypocritical IMO. Since sports is basically part of the great leisure and recreation industry, can we now expect congress to look into the out of control use of illegal drugs in the televison and movie industry? If not, why not? Aren't the actors and actresses often held up as role models for our youth? I think these hearing are nothing more than bad actors trying to look "involved and concerned," only for political purposes, as usual.

By: Mookie

Mookie — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:23:51 +0000

I watched the entire hearing (Having a deep rooted hatred for Clemens, I had to) and there was an interesting divide that was apparent right from the get go. Republicans sided with Clemens and Democrats with McNamee. It was even subtle. The only one on the committee who seemed to go after both equally was Rep. Elijah Cummings, who said right from the start that he had no idea why they were there in the first place.

By: ctmom

ctmom — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:07:59 +0000

“….who he thought was unfairly attacked by committee Republicans.”

hmmmm, did he think General Petraus was unfairly attacked by Democrats?

By: Wake up America-Renamed DemocraPs

Wake up America-Renamed DemocraPs — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:56:16 +0000

Democraps (yes that is spelled that way on purpose…

Thats it… the Democrats are hereby renamed DEMOCRAPS, because they are full of it in more than one way….

By: Archon

Archon — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:54:06 +0000

Let me see here…Article 1, Section 8….Congress shall have the power…yadda yadda yadda….taxes…blah blah credit….blah blah commerce AMONG the states (take your commerce clause and shove it, spineless, power hungry bastards)…post offices, counterfeiting, naturalization, piracies…..war and letters of marque….legislation over the District….

Nope, I can’t find a single reference to Major League Baseball, the Nation Football League, professional, amatuere, or organized sports period.

Hey Waxman, DO YOUR JOB!