Speak For Yourself, Elijah!

Last week, Roger Clemens was indicted for perjury pertaining to what he told a House Committee in 2008 about his (non-)use of PEDs.

ESPNews kept running the same little clip over and over again with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) saying:

No one wants to see somebody like a Roger Clemens fall but I got to say he had several members of our committee basically almost begging him not to do this. He asked for it and I think he got more than he bargained for.

It seems to me that members of congress are comically misinformed when it comes to sports and sports culture. Most famous was the late Senator Ted Kennedy's infamous introduction of "Mike McGwire and Sammy Sooser" back in 1999 (a few months after they had captivated the nation with the home run chase of 1998).

And I so I say that Roger Clemens is a fucking asshole. I think there are a LOT of people thrilled to see him "fall". This isn't Lance Armstrong. This isn't Tom Brady. Or Lolo Jones. Or 2007 Pro-Bowl QB Derek Anderson. They are beloved sports icons.

This is Roger Clemens. He is a prick. Fuck him.