Bush can’t control the Hall of Fame — yet

My friends at That’s Another Fine Mess found a funny one from Sports Illustrated’s Pete McEntegart yesterday.

Congress will investigate whether Rafael Palmeiro perjured himself when he told a House committee in March that he had never used steroids. In other political news, President Bush took advantage of the Senate’s recess to appoint Palmeiro to the Hall of Fame.

First, I’m delighted to see Bush’s foibles permeate even the sports press.

Second, if Bush thought he could get away with it, I’m pretty sure McEntegart’s joke would be reality. We probably shouldn’t be giving him any ideas.

My bookie says the line is 8 to 5 that if Palmeiro is indicted for perjury, Bush’s response to questions about him will be, “Rafael who?”.

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