Gov't steriod investigation: There aren't bigger problems?

The U.S. economy is in the toilet. Governmental spending is out of control. Consumer confidence is not great. Oh, and the housing market -- yeah -- 'nuff said there. But the thing that needs governmental oversight -- because that is working so well in so many other areas -- is Major League Baseball (one of the few businesses in the U.S. that is making money).

If someone wants to send law enforcement over to the stadiums with testing equipment and handcuffs -- great. I think the Millionaire's Club that is professional baseball can handle the bails that get set for the possession uses.

But government should have no place in sports. Congressional Democrats are trying to show they can stand up for something, while Congressional Republicans can try and get peoples' minds off of other things. Government can only be competent at the most basic of functions, at best. Yet, this congress and this president aren't remarkable. There is nothing about them that inspires inordinate trust or even scant confidence in decision-making. This panel and this investigation are a reach.

Whether it is baseball, football, or most other businesses (and most other things that matter in the life of ordinary Americans), government could just as well stay out of it.

Click on the headline to see a good NY Post story about Yankee pitcher Andy Pettite getting grilled by a house panel. It's ridiculous.