You may be sick of reading about Mark McGwire's confession about steroids. And I'm not writing about that (not now, anyway).
I want to talk for a moment about his non-confession in 2005 in front of a Congressional Committee. Mark famously said "I'm not here to talk about the past," for which he has been roundly bashed.
Obviously, Mark, you're not here to talk about the past. That's why you're discussing it!
And I've said similar things, myself. But honestly, what did you want him to say?
There are two other options:
1. A lie
2. The truth
Well, it's pretty clear that his statement was better than option 1, so it really comes down to option 2. I mean, he clearly didn't want to admit his steroid usage. He wasn't going to do it, so he took the only way out.
Sure he came out looking like an idiot. But this man's not being investigated for perjury.
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