Please suspend all shock and disbelief, the saga continues and it is grossly evident that our government just loves spending time and money on all things Rocket. Yankees beat writer Peter Abraham divulged information on Congress’ plan this evening in his blog:

It is now being reported that the Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are drafting a letter to the Justice Department seeking an investigation of whether Roger Clemens committed perjury in his testimony.

What’s amazing about this story is that this that the infestation of performance enhancing drugs cannot even bring a temporary cease fire to partisan politics. If you remember, the Republican members of the Oversight Committee were very outspoken in their support of Roger Clemens, often interjecting during the hearings to defend Clemens while firing verbal jabs at Brian McNamee (Clemens’ former trainer and accuser). It is just business as usual for our fearless political compadres in Washington.

From a baseball standpoint it bears watching how this process affects members of the New York Yankees - especially Andy Pettitte. In a sworn affidavit, Pettitte testified under oath that he indeed discussed Roger’s personal use of HGH (Human Growth Hormone). If the Justice Department deems it prudent to pursue a perjury indictment before a Grand Jury, Pettitte may be subpoenaed to testify yet again. Obviously that would impose a very large distraction upon a vital cog of the New York Yankees.

Sadly this story just keeps marching on. Hey, at least our government is doing something, right?

Update:  Peter Abraham’s Lohud blog has the transcript of the letter sent from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to the Justice Department.