[TheOtherOne]

Palmeiro's statement before Congress read as follows: "Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Rafael Palmeiro and I am a professional baseball player. I'll be brief in my remarks today. Let me start by telling you this: I have never used steroids. Period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that. Never. The reference to me in Mr. Canseco's book is absolutely false. I am against the use of steroids. I don't think athletes should use steroids and I don't think our kids should use them. That point of view is one, unfortunately, that is not shared by our former colleague, Jose Canseco. Mr. Canseco is an unashamed advocate for increased steroid use by all athletes."

When do they charge him for lying to Congress?

[GraniteStateConservative]

Bush will pardon him in 2009.

[arbusto99]

To be technical, you can't prove that he lied to Congress. He said he hadn't taken them, which could be true. For all we know, he took them for the first time two months ago.

Now, do I THINK he just started? No. But in order to prove he lied, you'd have to have proof that he had taken them prior to testifying. And that would be difficult, short of videotape of him in a Rangers uniform shooting up.

[Kryptonite]

I thought then that he doth protest too much. Instincts right on target once again...