We're All Equal, Right?

Timothy Egan has some interesting points to make in the blog he posted yesterday on The New York Times' site, about the A-Rod drug use issue. Some 2.3 million Americans are behind bars, and about one out of every five is there on drug charges. And the gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for being photographed with his nose in a bong. Phelps is 23. He's also going to lose some money from the loss of an advertising contract.

In the meantime, A-Rod wants us to pat him on the head and say we understand that at an age when he was well into his twenties and should be considered an adult that in fact he was still an underage, ill advised youth. Apparently, this excuse is supposed to cover his nationally televised lie about taking performance enhancing drugs a little over a year ago as well.

The thing is that's probably just what will happen. A-Rod makes money for some very powerful people. His drug use served their purposes as well as his own. Life ain't never been fair. Just ask Ted Williams.