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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.9wsyr.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Congress Strikes-Out</title><link>http://community.9wsyr.com/blogs/steve_on_sunday/archive/2008/02/26/2638324.aspx</link><description>Three strikes against the United States Congress for taking the time to hold hearings on baseball, steroids and interrogate Roger Clemens. Strike one: with a war on two fronts, an economy in distress, terrorism, and a country at risk, don’t they have</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>re: Congress Strikes-Out</title><link>http://community.9wsyr.com/blogs/steve_on_sunday/archive/2008/02/26/2638324.aspx#2706898</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:35:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2b415188-a58e-4250-a095-5de4e97ae57a:2706898</guid><dc:creator>facefurny</dc:creator><description>I agree. &amp;nbsp;It seems that of all the issues facing the U.S., whether baseball players use steroids is hardly a major one. &amp;nbsp;There is so much posturing going on that we should be awarding Emmy's and Oscars for performances by Congressmen and women, and oif course for the supporting cast of ball players as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The larger issue is that major league sports have become such big business, and players command such incredibly ridiculous salaries that the &amp;quot;anything for fame and fortune&amp;quot; attitude reigns supreme. &amp;nbsp;Owners and league officials recognize that huge amounts of money are at stake and they are reluctant to enforce rules until the offenses become a public embarassment. &amp;nbsp; That is about the only useful role that Congress has played.</description></item></channel></rss>