Why are we bothering with this?

[weaktwos]

McCain is pushing the steroids issue.

Listen, I don't favor using drugs, but then, I don't really support the baseball industry. I think the government enacting legislation on this is somewhat of a waste of time, especially since it involves enforcement, and probably will not be rigidly enforced anyway.

Let these ball players destroy themselves; they are big boys (and getting bigger!). They are willing to take the risk for millions. It is profitable for them to do so. No matter the penalties, it's still profitable for them to do so. And no doubt their employer and the industry secretly supports this. I suggest that consumers who are not in favor of this boycott the sport and the companies that support them (mostly beer, right?) . Otherwise I think demand is driving this pumped up supply. If a ball player gets fined for steroid use, he gets punished, and the issue kind of fades away. Just look at the way this article proceeds. Steroids is just a means to an end to discuss McCain's '08 presidential prospects. Let's get a real issue, folks.

It's sports, people. It's entertainment. I'd like our national government to focus on things that matter, like good international Intelligence data, not creating more problems than we solve, working on corporate level corruption, campaign reform, mitigating the mainstream media interested in profit more than information. Let's stop acting like we're legislating morality while collecting profits on the other side.

Comments

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

No, David. We do need to work on the hard stuff, and stop having the media feed us these lightweight issues. We need to tell our elected officials that this is bullshit, and they need to work the hard issues before we're forced to work them when they blow up.

[dangermouse74.livejournal.com]

well i disagree, and i'm glad you're not in charge :-) work on whatever you like, but you're gonna be sad if you sit around thinking the gov't is going to fix everything (or anything). we don't need to do anything, in fact i'd be much happier if they did a whole lot less (or the same amount really) and stop taking so much in taxes since they are incompetant anyway.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Now, don't backtrack on me. that's why I have a problem with this steroids issue: more government mismanagement. Yet you have a problem with my opinion...hmmm...

[dangermouse74.livejournal.com]

no i think the government is incompetant, andf they waste money yes this is true. but i don't find it to be mismanagement if they actually fix something, and i see this as worthy for them to try and fix as anything, mainly because if there is enthusiasm, they might actually get something done.