The shots heard ‘round the world

Re “Clemens, former trainer face tough crowd on Hill,” Feb. 14

Can someone explain why our congressional leaders have called an investigation into steroid use in professional athletics when we’re waging an asinine war, unemployment is on the rise, families are losing their homes, our healthcare system is a shambles, our borders are not secure and our nation’s educational system and infrastructure are falling apart? Maybe if Americans cared more about their country than their favorite team, Capitol Hill would have no choice but to deal with real problems.

Ryan Hyatt

Tarzana

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Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) is leading a congressional kerfuffle about lies and liars in the game of baseball. Either Roger Clemens or his ex-trainer is lying before Congress. Sure, lying about drug use is a terrible thing, but why is Congress spending so much time investigating baseball drug liars while failing to hold the Bush administration accountable for the lies that have trapped us in Iraq’s tar pit of debt, death and disgrace? Its lies before Congress are far more grave, harming a generation of Americans.

Bruce Joffe

Piedmont, Calif.

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We need to build another Baseball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. The motto would be something like: “What happens on the field stays on the field” or “There’s no shame in this Hall of Fame.” And we can include the following players to start: Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds and Miguel Tejada.

Selby Jessup

North Hollywood