Posted on 03/18/2005 6:54:10 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
ST. LOUIS (AP) Mark McGwire was so popular in St. Louis after his 70-homer season in 1998 that a stretch of Interstate 70 was named after him.
Now, a St. Louis congressman who was part of the House Government Reform Committee says McGwire's name should be removed from the highway over his refusal to say if he used performance enhancers.
William Lacy Clay says he was disappointed in McGwire's testimony yesterday. He says baseball fans want to know if McGwire was using steroids when he set the home run record.
In 1999, a five-mile stretch of I-70 through St. Louis was named "Mark McGwire Highway."
The chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee says McGwire's name will remain, as far as he's concerned. Senator Jon Dolan says McGwire was and is a hero to Cardinals fans.
Isn't there any REAL legislation to take care of there? Sheesh!
When you've stopped caring about the integrity of the game, why not?
He obviously doesn't care if he gets re-elected...
Maybe they shouldn't have named it after him until he died. That's one thing the US Postal Service does right.
Now this is important stuff, anyokie. Lord forbid it gets missed and Missouri benefits from good legislation. Now wake up and smell the legislative coffee.
Tell that to Robert Byrd who is paving the entire state of WV in his name.
Stop talking about the past, thoughtomator. :)
(smacking self in forehead)
What was I THINKING!?
ITA, here in GA we have a stretch of "Cynthia McKinney" highway. I'll trade her's for McGuire's.
Now you're getting it. If the Supreme Court can be busy with sodomy rulings and ignore Terry Schiavo, then this is just as important.
Have you ever been to the state of "Ross Barnett" er Mississippi.This guy made Byrd look like an amateur.
So it is written, so shall it be done. Bud.
5.56mm
Hey, we have an airport here in OK that is named after a guy who was killed in plane crash. Top that!
Stop the presses! MLB guys who have stretches of highway dedicated to them are less important? I think not!
Considering the corrupt Clay machine runs St. Louis politics, and successfully pulled off the 2000 vote fraud that cost John Ashcroft his election, you would be correct. His re-election is always assured.
His Father was shot down by the Capone gang for skimming the profits at the race track.
Will Rogers airport here in Oklahoma isn't quite as dramatic. You win.
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