The Senate's Abject, Irresponsible Stupidity

The world is full of problems.  The stock market has tanked, and Americans' savings are evaporating.  Europe is experiencing a financial crisis of its own.  North Korea is launching a missile that could carry nukes.  Russia is rearming.  Iran is hell-bent on getting nukes and wiping out Israel (and us).  An all-out drug war has erupted on our southern border.  Naturally, then, what is the Senate focusing on?

College football.

President Obama and many others have criticized how college football determines its top team. Now senators are getting off the sidelines to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Championship Series. The current system "leaves nearly half of all the teams in college football at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to qualifying for the millions of dollars paid out every year," the Senate Judiciary's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights said in a statement yesterday announcing the hearings. Under the BCS, some conferences get automatic bids to participate in series, while others do not. Many favor a playoff-type system to determine the national champion. The BCS features a championship game between the top teams in the BCS standings, based on polls and computer ratings...

Isn't it great to know how our elected leaders prioritize?

Don't get me wrong, I love college football.  I pay considerable attention to it every season.  But, in this time of crisis upon crisis, is this really the best use of our elected leaders' time and government resources?  Is this really what they consider a priority?

Vote. Them. Home.

There's my two cents.