This is why we have lost our way!

Today, America and the world witnessed a complete and total waste of taxpayers money and congressional time. This display amounts to fiscal malfeasance and represents a complete lack of fiduciary responsibility.

In fact, if corporate America spent it's time on these types of shareholder value wasting activities, Congress would be outraged and hold hearings on Capitol Hill and pass laws named after Senators and Congressmen.

What display am I referring to? The globally televised daytime drama called "Roids of our Lives." Today Congress spent several hours listening to Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee argue over whether Clemens actually used steroids and Human Growth Hormone (Hgh) or not. I mean they actually swore these guys in, called in the press, took their testimony and put these two guys on the grill.

How much money (our money) did they spend just to hear these guys say what they've already said at their own expense in the media? I'd day several million dollars at least of our money was spent just so congressmen and women could get some camera time. It is an election year after all.

What's worse is that nothing, and I mean nothing will ever come of these hearings. It is a complete waste of time, taxpayer dollars and congressional talent. I use the term "congressional talent" loosely. And yet Congressmen are walking around scratching their heads wondering why their approval rating is worse than President Bush.

What could their objective possibly be? This case will not go to court and if so for what reason? All they accomplished was getting someone to lie under oath. And now what? Ok, so someone lied. Should we stop everything else that Congress needs to focus on just so several congressmen and women can get camera time and catch someone lying? And how is this having a positive impact on the more pressing needs before us?

The reality of the situation is sad. It is even tantamount to the same fundamental reasons why illegal immigration is such a hot issue today. Major league baseball turned a blind eye to steroids for years. Why? Because as players lengthened their careers and set new records revenues rose. Period. When Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire went on their homerun spree in 1998, it was truly a spectacle. And MLB made a ton of money off of it. They were sorry to see it end. I even started watching baseball. It became interesting.

I don't advocate or condone the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs, but if Congress really wants to investigate something, they can start with MLB and ask why they ignored a long term issue with drugs. They should not spend more than 20 minutes on it because as a taxpayer I feel that's all we can afford. Once the 20 minute hearing is over, I'd like to know that our employees a.k.a. our congressional representatives are actually working and earning their living for once. That would be a novel idea. Congress working on something worthwhile and not wasting time on steroids.

Do we want our heros using steriods? Of course not because it sets a terrible example for our kids who look up to them. But guess what? We've also got the more pressing issue of kids experimenting with meth, pot, crack cocaine, alcohol, and the list goes on. I'd like to see better enforcement of laws related to these drugs than Congress wasting our hard earned dollars to see if Roger "The Rocket" used the juice. I couldn't care less! This is why I work well into the month of May each year to generate enough taxable income so Congress can have enough money to chase steriod users!? If they'd stop chasing shadows I might only have to work until March or April to maintain the care and feeding of our elected representatives.

This type of irresponsible Congressional hypocrisy is why America has lost its way. We are busy chasing our tails and wondering why we are not getting anywhere.





"Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself."

Thomas Jefferson