It�s about time Congress started worrying more about the country

Unfortunately, that?s not the case in America anymore. The problems in baseball are simply a microcosm of the larger malaise that has gripped our nation and the world.

No one appreciates, for instance, Dale Murphy, a gifted player who wouldn?t cheat and risk his long-term health to pad his numbers. He?ll never get into baseball?s Hall of Fame, but the likes of Bonds, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens and former slugger Mark McGwire will, thanks largely to statistics that appear to have been enhanced through better chemistry.

It?s symptomatic of America. The business world has evolved the same way, with financiers looking for the big win. A good, solid company with a good, solid performance doesn?t excite anymore. Everyone wants profits that appear to be on steroids, regardless of whether jobs are lost or shipped overseas. read more