The Problem with Sports, Iraq and Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens is part of the problem with professional sports that makes fans former fans and could be part of the public relations problem President Bush has with the war in Iraq.
Let me explain.
Last year Clemens asked for $22 million last year and settled for $18 to play baseball in Houston. This year, he wanted the same deal with Houston without the pledge that he would play ball. Instead the Astros passed on Clemens and he could go play back in New York or be used as an expensive trinket for another pro team ready to pony up around $18 million a year.
This is a problem with sports, there is no dedication to a team. Think about classic baseball, you think of Oklahomans like Mickey Mantle, Bobby Murcer, Johnny Bench, and you associate them with a particular team. They didn't leave the team, the team left them. They had an allegiance to something that was bigger than money. Now, it's just about money for players.
This is the same thing that plagues our efforts in Iraq. There isn't any loyalty among most baseball players and professional athletes, and their isn't any loyalty to the "home team" efforts in Iraq.
We've had John Kerry, Howard Dean and Rep. Murtha all say we are heading for a disaster it's time to stop the war and bring our troops home. There is no commitment from the liberals to fight a war over there, and their is no commitment from some sports players to a team to see bad times through to victory.
Now, it's just political posturing and money, ask Terrell Owens.
I'm a proud member of TEAM USA. If the bad guys offered me 50 times my salary to pay to play for the other side, it would never work. It does for some, our guys who spy for the other side. It never happened in the past, but money talks to turncoats. Kerry and Company are doing it for power and could destroy the Democrats in the process, or bring about a new Democrat party to compete.
So it really boils down to character. Would you do anything for money? Sadly, the liberals and some big name sports players have decided they are nothing more than prostitutes for money or a chance at political power.
Around this time of year, when we remember the birth of Jesus and the sacrifice He made, it makes you wonder what would have happened if he wasn't the Son of God. Remember, Jesus was the one dedicated to doing what was planned, Judas was his betrayer, who like so many athletes, politicians and spies, just did what he did for the money.