Who's Number One??

Many Americans are out of work. Many are laid off. Many have seen their life savings and their retirement nest egg dissolve like a sand castle overrun by a foamy ocean wave.

The economy is in shambles. Businesses are failing. Banks are insolvent. Homes are in foreclosure. The deficit will take decades to pay down. And the experts speak like buffoons.

And what does the United States Senate Judiciary Committee decide to do in the midst of all this? Hold hearings to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Championship Series.

That’s right….with the economy muddled in an economic disaster unlike anything the world has seen since the Great Depression, the most pressing question on our senators collective minds is “Who is REALLY number one in college football?”

WHAT?

I mean, hey….I too think that Utah got an unfair shake this past bowl season. But Senator Hatch (Rep. from Utah who by the way is leading this shenanigan), what the heck are you thinking??? You’re going to use taxpayer time, effort and money to debate this issue in the hallowed halls of the Senate rather than using that same time, effort and money to get the country back on its feet again? What the…..

And just to make sure I use good journalistic integrity and cover all the political bases, these hearings have bi-partisan support from non-other than the President himself!

President Obama, Senator Hatch…we all want fairness of play. No one would like to see a solution to the National Championship dilemma in college football more than me and my Auburn Tiger friends (see History.2004.AuburnFootball.GotCheated.Com). But now is NOT the time to argue over whether the BCS is violating anti-trust laws regarding a college football national champion.

For Pete's sake, men!

Who really cares which team is lifting a Tiffany Crystal Football in the air, when at the same time people are forced out of work, out of their homes, and out on the streets.

What we really want to know is what are you doing about THAT??

As Charlie Brown would say…..”Good Grief!”

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