YANKEETORIAL: What the Mitchell Report Really Tells Us

Last week, ending months of enduring more leaks than Mamie van Doren's implants, George Mitchell raised the most troubling concerns about fairness in this country since Clay Aiken was denied the crown of "American Idol."
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Mitchell unveiled a laundry list of baseball players who turned to performance-enhancing drugs in order to recover from injuries and get back to work faster. Along with the images remindful of McCarthy Era mobs, which are always fun, the report raised one serious question:
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Why aren't the rest of us getting the good stuff?
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We get sick. We get hurt. We get tired.
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Aren't we worthy enough to be allowed to grow another inch?
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Why do stars get HGH, while we get told to eat more celery?
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If a 300 MG butt-poke of rocket fuel will allow me to sell more magazine subscriptions over the phone and, thus, perform as a more highly tuned economic engine, why is the U.S. medical system failing me?
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As the presidential candidates sell their health care plans, let's hope they take heart to the real message of the Mitchell Report:
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Let the rest of us hit some home runs, too.
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HGH in 2008!