Yeah, but that's classic Pete Rose advocating Pete Rose. If Bonds, Clemens and to an extent Pettitte and Palmeiro get in, his chances of enshrinement grow tremendously.
Of the players you listed, the only one I can see getting in any time soon is Andy Pettitte. Bonds & Clemens alienated too many voters. And Palmeiro will never live down his finger wag from the 2005 congressional hearings.
Pete Rose is a prick. But the HOF has enshrined its share of jackasses, most notably Ty Cobb, the player whom Rose eclipsed on the all-time hits list. Rose has served a longer sentence than athletes who have killed other people. He's done enough time.
