Posted by
Stuart London on Monday, June 22, 2009 7:10:24 PM
This country is facing many problems: a failing economy, two wars (maybe more on the horizon) and debates on many other important issues that need to take place.
For some reason, I think those elected to office should really concentrate on like the important stuff at the moment.
So I get kind of antsy, maybe even ticked, when I've been seeing the IMPORTANT recent congressional action.
*How about the the House Energy and Commerce Committee commerce, trade and consumer protection subcommittee grilling the guy who runs the college football Bowl Championship Series on why college football playoff does not have a playoff.
*Tennessee representative Steve Cohen has written a letter to the NBA and the player’s union, asking the League to scrap the 19-year-old age minimum requirement for the NBA Draft.
Now, these actions were mostly about congressman looking good in front of the home folks ('See, I fought for our ---'s to get into the BCS bowls') but the appearance is pretty pathetic.
If you have time to worry about what college football uses as a format or that a future multi-millionaire basketball player has to go - horrors - to college for a year before cashing in, you can explain that to the locals.