Congress is already a circus. Always has been, always will be.

While the NHL has not been officially invited to take part in the hearings, NHL sources in Washington have told the league they can expect to be included. The NHL took part in hearings both during and after the lockout. The fact politicians aren't rushing to ensure that the NHL is front and center in this latest round of discussions suggests they believe the NHL's drug testing policy is either adequate or the league doesn't have a significant problem with performance enhancing substances or both.

What about option C? That even if the testing sucks and the league does have a significant problem with performance enhancing substances, no congressman has ever gained votes by pandering to hockey fans they way they think they can by pandering to baseball fans.

What about option C? That even if the testing sucks and the league does have a significant problem with performance enhancing substances, no congressman has ever gained votes by pandering to hockey fans they way they think they can by pandering to baseball fans.

Otherwise known as "Americans don't give a crap about hockey."

“We don’t want to turn this into a circus,” Rep. Tom Davis told USA Today.

Barn door, horse stolen, etc., etc.

Nieporent's vision of the congressional committee....

and my take on the matter....

as the great drama unfolds before us....

and my take on the matter....

Superman looks like he has been dipping in the juice the last few years. I don't think he was that ripped when I was a kid.

I realize that different committees look at different things - so there's no point in blasting the government reform committee for not looking at such more important things as the war(s), or the mortgage crisis, etc. But aren't there actual, you know, things related to government reform they could be looking at, instead of the drug policies of part of the entertainment industry - a part of the industry, btw, that has since the events being investigated occurred has very significantly tightened testing and penalties for these drugs? How is this not already a circus?

But aren't there actual, you know, things related to government reform

Sure, they can go back to looking at California's Oyster ban, or passing bills that prevent government employees from putting peer to peer networking on their computers, or looking at pornography on the internets, or arguing about abstinence from sex programs.

or, if they don't have anything actually relevant to the committee's job - they could, you know, not do anything, instead of expanding their mission to whatever will get them the most publicity, wasting time and taxpayer dollars.

A dream, I know.

or, if they don't have anything actually relevant to the committee's job - they could, you know, not do anything

I think studying pornography on the internets is much more interesting to them.

Well, I would agree with that. There are things I find far more interesting at times than my actual job - that doesn't mean I want to publicize when I'm doing things not actually job related (like posting on here).

What about option C? That even if the testing sucks

Option J would definitely be helpful in this regard.

Sir ... you are hung like a gerbil--50 game suspension!

Best Regards

John

Sure, they can go back to looking at California's Oyster ban, or passing bills that prevent government employees from putting peer to peer networking on their computers, or looking at pornography on the internets, or arguing about abstinence from sex programs.

I thought the highlight of this most recent session was the bill affirming the importance of Christmas. You can't make this stuff up.

Superman looks like he has been dipping in the juice the last few years. I don't think he was that ripped when I was a kid.

Yep, George Reeves was looking kind of chubby at the end. Just think with steroids, he could have extended his career past 43 and have enough of a postive image to avoid his earler death.

I think studying pornography on the internets is much more interesting to them.

So for the record that's:

Porno on the Tubes > PEDs in Baseball > Oyster ban > Things that actually matter > Disbanding and saving us all a load of money

I was really looking forward to seeing Roger on capitol hill.
would have been some nice fireworks

With respect to Hockey, I think that the greater argument is that the NHL has been participating in the Olympics and other international competitions for decades. As a result, the massive majority of players have been subject to WADA testing, with very few players testing positive for any recognized performance enhancer. In fact, of the players who have been "suspended", one was for the use of the masking agent Rogaine.

As a "major" league, the NHL probably has the best case for not being subject to Congressional interference.

As a "major" league, the NHL probably has the best case for not being subject to Congressional interference.

Especially since they have such a large Canadian presence anyway. MLB has one Canadian team, the NBA has one Canadian team, the NFL has zero Canadian teams.

I think studying pornography on the internets is much more interesting to them.

Well, after all, if you're going to get to the point where 'you know it if you see it', you probably need to see a lot of it.

#15 -- seconded. Motion carries!