Wow, someone actually gets it...

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://news.bloodhorse.com//viewstory.asp?id=45763

"As an aside, Thayer, had harsh words for a congressional hearing on medication that is scheduled in Washington, D.C. on June 20. Thayer said he believed regulation of drugs in horse racing is a state issue that should not involve the federal government and that the panel is “objectionable.”

Thayer labeled the hearing a “dog-and-pony show” and questioned whether Congress would have the ability to regulate horse racing when it could not help resolve the nation’s economic problems.

His statement led to a verbal clash with Whitfield, whose husband, Rep. Ed Whitfield, is one of the organizers of the congressional hearings. Both Thayer and Whitfield are Republicans."

Maybe if we got the government involved in the investigation of the NBA refs, David Stern's fixing of the NBA lottery and the disappearance of the "traveling violation" in the professional game they would forget about their desire to explore meds in racing a subject they can't possibly know less about.