Drugs...And Some Drug-Related Thoughts

So... A-Rod took steroids. Anybody surprised? Anybody care? No, me neither.
However, I have an urge to line up every one of the jerk-offs at ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports and all the other sports writers/broadcasters who claim to be shocked by this and that baseball is horribly tarnished by this...and I want to punch every damn one of them in their retarded faces.
These are the same assholes who have spent the past 5 years pointing out that the previous 15-20 years of baseball were the "Steroid Era" and that it was impossible to know for sure who did or didn't take something. Well, guess what, assholes - there were people who took steroids during the Steroid Era. That's how it got the name. The only lasting effect is that a few more people think A-Rod is a douchebag. I'm not too concerned.

On a slightly related note, Michael Phelps likes weed. Anybody surprised? Anybody care? No, I didn't think so. I do have one issue with it, though. Michael Phelps makes poor decisions. No, not the decision to indulge in a few bong rips, but the decision to hang out with a prick who would take pictures of it and sell them to a tabloid. Hey, Mike, stop hanging out with assholes. It's going to hurt your career.

Also, this is another pretty significant blow to the anti-drug ads that keep trying to scare kids into thinking weed is going to ruin their lives and lead directly to a life as a homeless heroin addict, jerking off transvestites on the subway to make enough money for the next high. Who are the people making headlines for smoking a bowl lately? A 14 time Olympic gold medalist (Phelps - he won 6 in '04, 8 in '08), a Super Bowl MVP (Santonio Holmes), a 2 time NBA All-Star (Carmelo Anthony - last year), the likely runner-up for NBA rookie of the year (OJ Mayo - Derrick Rose will win it), the 2001 Portland Trailblazers, and...uh...who were the other ones? Oh, right, the current President of the United States, as well as the 2 Presidents before him who admitted to smoking in their younger days.... Not a great list of "ruined lives."

Before my political career gets going, I'm going to have to work out a logical, honest drug policy that doesn't resort to irrational fear-mongering and blatant lies. If I can figure out how to get my secret service detail (when I'm running for president) to be completely made up of g-string-clad strippers, that can be a useful campaign item, too.