“It was the first inning, and I was scoring from second on a single,” he remembers. “I dove headfirst in and discovered that Tim Holden is an immovable object.”
But the chipped shoulder was a worthy sacrifice. Although he didn’t realize it while being whisked away to the hospital via ambulance, Brady had dislodged the ball from Holden’s mitt and helped bring the Republicans a 5-3 win.
In other games, Brady has torn a calf muscle and broken his nose, among other injuries.
And although going all out might mean he ends up with yet another broken bone tonight, he keeps coming back, just like all the other Members who continually risk their limbs in a game less tranquil than it seems.
Their explanation is simple and bipartisan.
“This is the greatest sport ever invented,” Brady said. “I love playing baseball.”
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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