QG has been forced to leave her recovery bed and don her Mom of Congress persona by reports that Congress is holding hearings trying to decide whether Roger Clemens or his trainer is lying about alleged steroid use by the baseball legend enough years ago that the statute of limitations bars any prosecution by authorities.
Ok, CongressGuys and Gals, listen up. What the fireplace? You are embarrassing yourselves and your families with this spectacle. Your assistants are begging autographs from your star witness and telling him that they know he'll go to heaven. You are mugging shamelessly for the cameras while trying to act like the Prosecutor-in-Chief. CongressMom finds this behavior unacceptable.
The last time CongressMom checked, you are members of a legislative body, not a judicial one. You don't have the power to prosecute anyone. If the Justice Department has an investigation on this issue going, you have royally screwed it up.
As CongressMom always says: CongressPersons should be seen doing their work responsibly and not heard all over the media making fools of themselves showing that they don't understand the parameters of their jobs. There is real work to be done for the country.
Ok, CongressGuys and Gals, listen up. What the fireplace? You are embarrassing yourselves and your families with this spectacle. Your assistants are begging autographs from your star witness and telling him that they know he'll go to heaven. You are mugging shamelessly for the cameras while trying to act like the Prosecutor-in-Chief. CongressMom finds this behavior unacceptable.
The last time CongressMom checked, you are members of a legislative body, not a judicial one. You don't have the power to prosecute anyone. If the Justice Department has an investigation on this issue going, you have royally screwed it up.
As CongressMom always says: CongressPersons should be seen doing their work responsibly and not heard all over the media making fools of themselves showing that they don't understand the parameters of their jobs. There is real work to be done for the country.
Now, hand me those baseballs you got the Rocket to autograph for you, then go back to your offices and write sixty-eleventy times on your computer:
It's not my job.
It's not my job.
It's not my job!
~stands and applaudes~
ReplyDeleteYou should make them write "not my job!" eleventy-seven times on those baseballs that Roger signed, right over his autograph, so as to make them worthless.
ReplyDelete~stands applauding with Mindy~
ReplyDeleteI have wondered about this very odd investigation myself...
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking, "We've got people sleeping on the streets, kids shooting each other, and teachers teaching 30 kids in a closet with no books. Yeah. Let's investigate baseball players."
Misplaced priorities much?
*joins standing ovation*
ReplyDelete*whistles* yes indeed. thanks congress mom for being up for this... *shouts - hoorahs - more whistles*
ReplyDeleteAs someone else wrote, "thank you for putting into words exactly what I was thinking." I love it when you put on your Mom of Congress hat!
ReplyDeleteDear QG if you put you lawyer's cap on and think beyond the true believer realm you realize Congress has to be involved. Baseball was given an exemption to antitrust laws yet they have continually shown they are unwilling and unable to police themselves. America's pasttime is always awash with scandal. Salaries and profits have gone through the roof at the expense of the poor hapless fan who has no choice in this are. Our youth idolize these misfits whose value to society equals that of your average hollywood star. It's no wonder society is going down hill, we're riding on the coat tails of our heroes.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have to agree to disagree about this RB. Despite (or maybe because of) my legal training, I don't believe that all the problems of society can be solved by legislation which is supposed to be the goal of congressional hearings.
ReplyDeleteIf criminal activity is involved in this case, it is clearly the purview of state and local authorities--not federal ones--to prosecute.
I agree, all the ills of society can't be solved by legislation and I certanly wouldn't want to usurp the role of states. Also congress badboys can hardly stand in judgement over pro- sportomorons so it's unlikely anything will ever improve. The organization won't police itself and no-one is large enough to take them on. Oh well, c'est la vie.
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