businessman Roger Tamraz at congressional hearings on campaign finance re- form. When asked if he felt he received a good return on his contribution of $300,000, he smiled and replied, "I think next time, I'll give $600,000." Honesty of this sort is rare in politics. For the most part, the givers and takers join voices to dismiss the idea that campaign contributions, free trips, and Super Bowl tickets would bias the opinions of "sober, conscientious" government offi- cials. As the head of one lobbying organization insisted, there is no cause for con- cern because "These [government officials] are smart, mature, sophisticated men and women at the top of their professions, disposed by training to be discerning, critical, and alert" (Barker, 1998). And, of course, the politicians concur. Regularly, we hear them proclaiming total independence from the feelings of obligation that in- fluence everyone else. One of my own state representatives left no room for doubt
Aren't steroids supposed to kill you, or, at the very least, cause cancer or liver failure? How can it be that the very same oxandrolone Je used "has been found to be one of the most cost-effective and least-toxic therapies to date" for treating male burn victims? After doing an exhaustive review of the literature and interviewing scientists and actual users, Bryant Gumbel, the host of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, concluded the following on June 21, 2005: As frequently evidenced by o cials nationwide, Americans, when drugs are concerned, rarely choose logic when they can opt for hysteria. Case in point: the recent hoopla over steroids. In light of the media excess, the public pronouncements, and the wailing in Washington, one would assume that the scienti c evidence establishing the health risk of steroids is overwhelming. But it's not. On the contrary, when it comes to steroid use among adult males, the evidence reveals virtually no fire, despite all the smoke.
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