Posted on 08/19/2010 12:24:29 PM PDT by scottfactor
Major league pitcher Roger Clemens was indicted for obstruction of Congress and other charges Thursday related to statements he made to a congressional committee in 2008.
The charges stem from a 2008 appearance by Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In their sworn testimony, the two contradicted each other, with Clemens denying that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Clue: Roger is white.
Not only does Congress have the authority to regulate interstate commerce, they also have the power of subpoena.
None of this should be remotely controversial.
When is Congress going to indict Sotomayor about her perjury about her support for the 2nd Amendment?
Lying under oath get’s ‘em every time!
McGwire not looking so dumb now, regardless I think it is insane he’s allowed to be a batting coach, of all things.
Odd, it didn’t hurt BillyBob Clinton much.
He's really good at spending millions on 'lying under oath' convictions if nothing else.
“When is Congress going to (be) indict(ed?) “
There, I fixed it for you.
:-)
DON’T GET CAUGHT UP BY THIS DIVERSION FOLKS! THIS IS A BIG DIVERSIONARY TACTIC BY THE LEFT.
Athlete lying, taking steroids. YAWN. I am sure if this doesn’t stick then they Armstrong will be next.
The 9th Circuit just said...it's okay to lie.
It's FREE SPEECH!!
Gee, this couldn’t have anything to do with Congress’s sanctioning of corruption (Waters - Rangel, et al) or with its dismal approval ratings, could it ?
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