roger+clemens

The Rocket vs. Congress

Roger Clemens showed up on the Hill today for a Congressional hearing on the alleged steroid use throughout his legendary career. There have been a few infamous (and hilarious) moments in these steroid hearings already, such as Rafael Palmeiro pointing at the panel (a la President Clinton) and claiming never to have taken steroids months before being busted, and Mark McGwire claiming he ”wasn’t there to talk about the past.”

The NFL had another hearing like this with their pension issue over the summer, from which we still haven’t seen any real results. Many people are asking what the point is to all this. Are these hearings really necessary? Doesn’t Congress have more important things to worry about than what Roger Clemens may or may not have had injected into his rear end? What’s up with Henry Waxman’s mustache? The answer to these questions, and more, after the jump.

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