It’s already been nearly nine years since Bill Clinton was impeached and brought to trial for charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, charges describable as having "denigrated our system of justice and those who uphold it. At best, his conduct would be characterized as brazen disregard for legal rules; at worst, an untoward combination of arrogance, deception, and guile in a setting where we demand the opposite." Conviction of a perjury charge could lead to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, for obstruction, 10 years and $250,000. Pretty tough treatment for a President, the leader of the Free World. But "in a setting where we demand the opposite" of such behavior and deception, it is indeed justice at work.
Alas, these quotes weren’t from the 1998-99 impeachment proceedings but from a Sports Illustrated writer, Michael McCann whose column "Sports And The Law" appears at 
SI.COM. His latest column actually describes the charges in the indictment of baseball superstar Barry Bonds, who instead is the major league all time homerun leader of the Free World.
But there is hope for Barry, he should petition for a change of venue to the US Senate, where he could perhaps enjoy a similar courageous vote for acquittal of 55-45 on perjury and 50-50 on obstruction that President Clinton enjoyed for the same charges. [Those numbers sound better than a jury vote of 7-5 or 6-6 respectively don’t you think?]
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