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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (12920)	8/8/2007 1:38:30 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

Leaders don't reward cheaters>No call from Bush for Bonds' home run Aug 8, 2007 Bonds busts baseball's big record George W. Bush didn't watch and didn't call, but the White House offered his congratulations for Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run and also used the opportunity to condemn steroid use in sports. Bonds hit the 756th home run of his career to set a new Major League mark on Tuesday night, sparking wild celebrations among his hometown San Francisco fans and mixed reaction elsewhere because of past steroid use allegations against him. White House spokesman Tony Snow offered no explanation on Wednesday for why Bush, a big baseball fan and former part owner of the Texas Rangers, had made no congratulatory call to the San Francisco Giants slugger. "The president does congratulate Barry Bonds on breaking really one of the most treasured records in all of sports," Snow told reporters. In the past Bush and other presidents have called champions of major sports events. Bonds' hit in the game against the Washington Nationals broke the home-run record set by Hank Aaron in 1974. Asked whether the record had been compromised by the steroids controversy, he said, "Right now there's a league-wide investigation going on into steroid use. Questions about Barry Bonds will be answered certainly in the fullness of time." He said Bush commends Major League Baseball and former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell for "taking a hard look" into the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by players. Some critics have accused the league of acting too slowly. "Kids worship athletes, and athletes who endanger themselves through the use of these drugs send not only a wrong message to the kids, but they also do damage to their own lives," Snow said. Bonds denied his home run record was tainted. While a hero in San Francisco, he is often jeered in other ballparks because many baseball fans suspect he may not have spoken truthfully when denying steroid use.<