The Colvin Report: Party Lines and Baseball

Do Republican's like baseball better than Democrats?

I can't help but notice that every Republican has Roger's back during the Congressional Hearings on Steroid use in Baseball, but as soon as a Democrat gets on the mic the trend changes and Roger is back on the defensive.

I thought Liberals loved drug use and civil liberties, but they seem to want to crucify The Rocket. Do liberals have it out for baseball or do politicians just have to divide among party lines no matter the issue? Maybe Republicans and Democrats held a fantasy draft for baseball players accused of steroid use and the Red team got Clemens.

The only evidence is from a man who has admitted to lying under oath on multiple occasions and is only testifying because of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Republican Representative Shay points out that he is an ex-cop who became a drug dealer. Why is he the key witness and what is the point of this whole thing?

Even assuming Congress wants to develop a plan to end the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball, that could be achieved without naming individual players or forcing them to testify. If Congress is worried about protecting the image of professional athletes, I don't think naming and attacking them individually is the way to do so.

Do politicians have any business messing with baseball?