By Bruce Joffe
Representative Henry Waxman is leading a Congressional kerfuffle about lies and liars in the game of baseball. Either Roger Clemens, or his ex-trainer are lying before Congress. Sure, lying about drug use is a terrible thing. But why is Congress spending so much time investigating baseball drug liars while failing to hold Cheney, Rumsfeld, and the Prevaricator-in-Chief accountable for the lies that have trapped us in Iraq’s tar pit of debt, death, and disgrace? Their lies before Congress are far more grave, harming a generation of Americans.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 15, 2008. Read the original PDF.