Posted on 08/03/2005 9:18:41 PM PDT by presidio9
If Bush and Palmeiro were best buddies, I might understand Bush rushing to his defense despite a growing mountain of evidence. That would be human instinct. That would be the emotion of the moment. However, this is the first time I've ever heard of Bush being friends with Palmeiro. I imagine Bush had literally hundreds (if not thousands) of "friends" connected to Texas Rangers baseball. Is Bush prepared to blindly rush to each one's defense anytime they do something wrong?
As far as Bush's comment being "Trumanesque," Bush would've been wiser to simply say, "Mr. Palmeiro is a friend of mine, so I don't wish to comment on this until I have a chance to talk to my friend and learn more about the details of this developing story."
Surely the Prez has more pressing business to attend to?
If that's what we allowed, I believe almost all pro athletes would eventually use steroids. Some, like Ken Caminiti, would die. Some would have short-term health problems. Some would have long-term health problems. And some would hit 80 home runs in a season. You may not see a problem with that, but the problem I see is that virtually every young kid who dreams of making it to the big leagues would then have to make a decision of whether they want to risk their health with very dangerous drugs just so they can achieve their dream artificially.
Have you seen Palmeiro's reaction as he trotted into second base after his 3,000th hit? We now know that he was aware of his positive test at the time, even though it hadn't been released publicly. He didn't look happy. He didn't look thrilled. He looked uncomfortable. It was almost like he was ashamed.
What's the thrill of hitting a home run when you hit it because of something Jose Canseco injected into your rear end? It would be just as bad if Palmeiro was using an aluminum bat while other players used wooden bats.
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IMO, President Bush deserves credit for his high regard for Loyalty, but sheesh, he is a smart person and I still find his speaking abilities to be sub par. Not what he neccessarily says but the process of saying it...
That so-called "best player in baseball today" you speak of isn't playing much baseball these days. The waters in McCovey Cove are quite calm. But Bonds does deserve recognition for one thing - he's been an All-Star whiner this year, blaming the media for all his self-inflicted wounds. Gotta love the way he pushed his son in front of the cameras for that ESPN interview a few months ago. Real classy, Barry. Real classy.
Almost sounds like Bush should consider serving Palmeiro with a restraining order, LOL!
It just struck me that I think Bush made more specific comments about Palmeiro than he did about each of the 14 individual Marines who were killed yesterday by the I.E.D. What's wrong with that picture? Bush is Commander in Chief during wartime, not Friend in Chief and not Baseball Commissioner. When asked about Palmeiro, a "no comment" would've done just fine.
Hearing you loud and clear, FRiend.
No, Jose Canseco does not have more credibility then the President. But his allegation is yet another piece of evidence building against Palmiero. Hey, I have friends who've done something wrong and lied about it. Why does Bush have to come out and say he believes him to prove that he's still a friend?
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