slothrop Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I think this hearing will finally get to the bottom of all these steriod questions and the public will get the answers they seek. 277818[/snapback] I smell the foul stench of sarcasm lurking in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Honestly, other than budget debates regarding the wars, there is not much for them to do. Now you have the right idea about other things being a higher priority (in no specific order): Intelligence reform Confirmations of new appointees Social Security Reform Medicare Reform Budget proposals Drilling in ANWR etc... This baseball crap is meaningless and is nothing more than politicians looking for facetime. 277777[/snapback] Amazingly, you omitted a rather large need as well. Health care reform. And for the record, the answer is not health care spending accounts alone. Many people are not in a position to be able to take full advantage of them and the gain (tax free dollars set aside) is horribly inadequate in addressing costs that are increasing 4 (conservative estimate) times the rate of inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Amazingly, you omitted a rather large need as well. Health care reform. And for the record, the answer is not health care spending accounts alone. Many people are not in a position to be able to take full advantage of them and the gain (tax free dollars set aside) is horribly inadequate in addressing costs that are increasing 4 (conservative estimate) times the rate of inflation. 277893[/snapback] Well, not amazingly since I was just listing things off the top of my head and stated that the list was not complete. They have tried to address a small portion of healthcare costs in the form of tort reform. I do not see this having that much of an effect since the HMOs will still find a way to keep costs high, regardless of lawsuit settlements. Where tort reform will help, hopefully, is in the cost for doctors to do business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcrusho Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Canseco wants immunity because he just doesnt want something to bounce off of his head again to go out of the park... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Pleading the 5th is exactly that. Your right not to incriminate yourself doesn't necessarily imply guilt. In the greater scheme of things it will be framed as a statement made by a player representing an association of players who dont want someone standing next to them with a cup every time they drop trow to pee. The spin will depend on who would do it. If McGwire did it, he would be more likely to hear the argument I just made than say Barry Bonds who the media dislikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 This whole thing is a joke. Just another example of our government wasting our tax dollars to make themselves look like moral crusaders. Maybe after this they can bring in a couple hundred teenagers and quetion them about marijuana use. I'm sure that would be another good waste of American tax money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 OK, I'm thinking don't you have to know what "taking the fifth" is before you can use it??? I say there's no chance Sosa knows what it means, but he will try to play that card anyways. I saw one father on there who shredded MLB and its players pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I think this hearing will finally get to the bottom of all these steriod questions and the public will get the answers they seek. 277818[/snapback] You are the MAN! p.s. don't you have a famous brother, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 OK, I'm thinking don't you have to know what "taking the fifth" is before you can use it??? I say there's no chance Sosa knows what it means, but he will try to play that card anyways. I saw one father on there who shredded MLB and its players pretty good. 278218[/snapback] This is exactly why I Tivo'd this hearing. Watching Sosa up there should be more entertaining than whatever's on the tube tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 OK, I'm thinking don't you have to know what "taking the fifth" is before you can use it??? I say there's no chance Sosa knows what it means, but he will try to play that card anyways. I saw one father on there who shredded MLB and its players pretty good. 278218[/snapback] And by the way - is Sosa even a US citizen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 This is exactly why I Tivo'd this hearing. Watching Sosa up there should be more entertaining than whatever's on the tube tonight. 278226[/snapback] Spoken like a true college basketball fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 And by the way - is Sosa even a US citizen? 278230[/snapback] I don't know if he took the test yet. I'm not sure if Canseco is either ---- wasn't he born in Cuba? It's hard enough trying to keep track of how old some of these foreign players are let alone whether they are US citizens or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 And by the way - is Sosa even a US citizen? 278230[/snapback] I am not sure what you are getting at, but non-citizens are afforded the same protections as citizens. Therefore he can plead the fifth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 I am not sure what you are getting at, but non-citizens are afforded the same protections as citizens. Therefore he can plead the fifth. 278271[/snapback] yes, that's what I was getting at - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I wasn't saying he wasn't or shouldn't be protected, just that you should know what "taking the fifth" means before you use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Taking the 5th=guilty. If you have nothing to hide, your answer should be "yes" or "no." And as far as steroids go, it's illegal AND it's cheating. I hope they catch all the cheaters in every sport and make every sport commit themselves to having a tough steroid policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan III Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 What I don't understand is if it's no big deal to admit and all these people want to plead the 5th, then why is Conseco requesting immunity? What does he need immunity from if nothing was illegal? 277713[/snapback] Maybe he sold steroids? We already know the guy will do anything for $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyDingo Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Going before the Federal Government to explain ethical and moral matters is like justifying to Michael Jackson your parenting methods. Congressional pukes. Baseball pukes. Hypocritical posturing and bombastic obfuscation. Anything going on anywhere else, guys? Got any kids in Iraq? MLB=RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundy249 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Who cares? We know that over half of the spoiled children that play baseball took some kind of performance drug. it is a shame that the least physically demanding sport of the major 4 needs drugs to compete. watching baseball is like watching slugs race uphill! Not real exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Honestly, other than budget debates regarding the wars, there is not much for them to do. Now you have the right idea about other things being a higher priority (in no specific order):Drilling in ANWR 277777[/snapback] Why would congress care about drilling Sadat? I mean...is he even a factor anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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