Quick: Grab the Duct Tape...

...or your head might pop right off your shoulders. It has been a while since I was inspired to write. Call it distractions of summer travel or what have you, but nevertheless, yours truly has been in his own "on the cusp of football" trance. Thankfully the action picks up next week as the trial of Roger Clemens begins. I might need several Triple shot Venti Caramel Machiatos in order to stomach this non-sensical witch hunt. Follow along after the break.

I do not condone lying to Congress. But, something is truly amiss here as our nation has much larger issues standing before her at the Congressional level. Back in the summer of 1998, baseball was literally saved by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as they chased history. I remember exactly where I was when McGwire broke Roger Maris' record. It was the most magical of baseball seasons where the two bombers were welcomed in every single ballpark across the nation. We loved them for what they were doing and they loved the adoration. Every night, pre Twitter, I would tune into Sports Center, when it was still watchable, and eagerly await the update on the home run chase. It was, without question, the summer that saved baseball.

Fast forward to 2001 and Barry Bonds. Only the city of San Francisco wanted to see this guy break Big Mac's record, which had only stood for 3 years. We all knew by looking at photos of pre-steroid Barry that he was juicing. I mean, his cranium had gained about 20 percent in mass to the naked eye. Also, about this time we began thinking of 50+ bombs by the likes of one Brady Anderson and Luis Gonzales, et al. That there is what they refer to as a smoking gun. Anderson's should really make you scratch your head as he ended up with 34 (that's right THIRTY FOUR) more bombs than the previous season. Um, excuse me? So, along comes Bonds and he now owns the single season HR record of 73 round-trippers...with a big, fat, gnarly asterisk. Now rumors of the Balco Investigation begin to fall like dominos and all hell literally breaks loose, not only across baseball, but other sports as well. Which brings me to the upcoming Clemens trial: is this what it's really all about?

Hear me out. Again, I do not condone lying to Congress, although I do find it highly ironic that Congress, comprised mainly of lawyers who wear a label of politician, is upset about untruths. All the while, our nation is facing some of the greatest challenges of a financial nature in its history. Millions are out of work due to the housing meltdown and ensuing credit crisis, which is still gripping many parts of the country. See, the cronies on Wall St., aside from Bernie Madoff, are getting away scott free while they duped the country for trillions of dollars in dishonest revenue. Rather than focus our efforts on these legitimate bad seeds, let us make a name for ourselves by going after those stinking, rotten athletes who were nothing more than ashamed for the mess they found themselves in. Sure, they did HGH and steroids and lied about it under oath, allegedly. But, is that worth the $55+ million that has been spent on this witch hunt? Meanwhile, the economy for an entire nation sputters along and the suits in D.C. only care if they will be re-elected. That is our problem in a nutshell.

We are a nation suffering from narcissistic political leadership, only caring if their pay is increasing. This nation needs reform to the tune of six year term limits across the board for POTUS and Congress. Too many perks are associated with the "jobs" in The District. We need to get back to what the Founders had in mind: go serve your country in Washington, then return home to your community. This career politician train needs to be derailed. We all deserve so much better. I'd also like to see Supreme Court Justices have a cap on their ability to sit on the Bench. Do we really want 90 year old SCJ's deciphering complex law cases? I know I know. They have lifetime appointments. Well, this nation also used to have segregation on buses. We corrected the errors of our ways in that respect. Here is hoping we can manage to do the same here.

By the way, my thanks to the inspiring conversation on Twitter with @Brian_in_BBurg.