Congressman Christopher Shays of the 4th Congressional District offered comments to the Connecticut Post (the story also ran in the Stamford Advocate) yesterday about the War in Iraq, steroids in baseball, and his steadfast support for Arizona Senator John McCain’s Presidential bid.  The highlights:

Iraq

“”If someone comes and testifies, they better tell the truth,” Shays said yesterday. If they don’t, he said, “we would have an absolute obligation, no matter how famous they are, to go after them legally.”

Iraqis are “actually starting to like us,” and starting to believe Americans aren’t just there for the country’s oil, he said. Shays visited Turkey, Jordan and Iraq from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4.

He restated his support for a timeline for drawing down U.S. troops in Iraq, although 50,000 to 60,000 troops need to stay.”

Baseball

“U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays on Thursday warned Major League Baseball players against lying about any steroid use when they appear at congressional hearings.

“If someone comes and testifies, they better tell the truth,” he said. If they don’t, he said, “we would have an absolute obligation, no matter how famous they are, to go after them legally.”

Sen. John McCain

“. . . Shays said he will mobilize his supporters to work on behalf of Arizona Sen. John McCain in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination.

“I believe in this candidate more than I’ve ever believed in any presidential candidate,” Shays said.”