support and defend the Constitution

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

Congressional Oath of Office

I re-read the U.S. Constitution over the weekend and discovered baseball is not mentioned anywhere in it. If you don’t believe me, I refer you to Article 1, Section 8. If I missed the portion about regulating baseball, I sincerely apologize.

Instead of joining the Senate in passing an amendment to update and extend FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) the House of Representatives used their time getting to the bottom (pun intended) of whether or not Roger Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee jabbed a hypodermic of HGH (Human Growth Hormone) into the aforementioned Roger Clemens’ butt.

Agree or disagree with FISA and the Bush Administration, the Speaker of the House apparently prefers a purely political victory over allowing members of the House of Representatives to vote.

Senator McCain voted in favor of the measure and in case you’re curious, neither Senator Clinton nor Obama bothered to vote. I guess they were to busy campaigning. The vote took place on the same day as the Washington D.C. primary. Hey, isn’t Washington D.C. where the Senate meets to deliberate and vote?

“I'm sorry we had the hearing. I regret that we had the hearing. And the only reason we had the hearing was because Roger Clemens and his lawyers insisted on it."

Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, (D) California

Clemens' lead counsel, Rusty Hardin, called Waxman's statements "unbelievable, disingenuous and outrageous."

Amen Mr. Hardin, amen.