Comments on: Freedom Fries: a postscript

By: Mrs D.

Mrs D. — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:38:44 +0000

Sherrod is neat, but his wife, Connie, is neater!

By: Al

Al — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:11:26 +0000

I’m just relieved to hear that a Congressional pension is so modest. By the way, thanks for helping to turn Ohio around politically. Sherrod Brown looks like a real winner, doesn’t he?

By: Mrs D.

Mrs D. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:48:16 +0000

Bob Ney is more famous in Ohio as the first Congressman to fall and be convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal. What I find most interesting is that Nay supported a bill in 2006 that would have stripped all retirment benefits from any member of Congress convicted of a crime. But, As the GOP was in control of the House, that bill died. So Ney is now living on his $33,000 a year Congressional pension. More than enough to keep him in “Freedom Fries”.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:04:28 +0000

Amazing, isn’t it? There’s no humor in the House, so the only time they’re funny is when they’re trying to sound important — or patriotic. History is going to see a great number of congressmen from our era as lying, posturing buffoons, and sociologists will marvel that otherwise intelligent people (including a few of our friends) kept re-electing them and enduring the consequences.

By: Steve Alber

Steve Alber — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:30 +0000

What a great character! I never heard of Germany (or Liberty) Shafer, but I’m look him up. Apparently, the antics he displayed on the diamond are now echoed in the halls of Congress, where elected representatives make proclamations regarding the names of food. Only difference is that Germany Shafer knew he was funny, while clowns like Ney and Jones haven’t a clue. Which begs the question: Is retaining your seat in congress so important that you’re willing to make yourself look like an asshole in front of 300,000,000 people?

By: Dick Dell

Dick Dell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:10:52 +0000

Germany Schaefer is my kind of guy! A guy who understands baseball and the human condition. They are interlinked subjects.

By: JACK ROSEN

JACK ROSEN — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:07 +0000

GOOD OLD “LIBERTY” SHAEFER. WE NEED MORE PLAYERS LIKE HIM TODAY. I LOVED THE GALOSHES AND RAINCOAT BIT ALMOST AS MUCH AS RETURNING TO FIRST BASE.