The NIT is in full swing, Spring Training is half over, and we have a new Healthcare law. Talk about kissing your sister!
The Frightening Illini are struggling through wins in the NIT, the little sister to the NCAA tournament. There is talk that big brother wants to put these 32 teams in the Big Dance. If that happens, can you imagine who the NIT is going to get to go the prom with? The teams they have to choose from will be tantamount to choosing last on the playground; and we all know who gets chosen there. Guys like me who are slow, not very good, have no following, but are fun to have around because we usually come up with an occasional punchline. They should do what Illinois does in its basketball tournament. Invite everyone, seed the regionals and let the big boys pound on the little guys until someone comes out on top. Do away with conference tournaments and let everyone in to the prom.
I went to the Cubs/Royals game yesterday with my good buddy, LLoyd. We had a great time and sat with some very funny people from Kansas City. I know, not many people from Kansas are funny, but these folks were genuinely funny and had a keen understanding of just how bad their team is. So did we, and we exchanged some good natured barbs, and took shots at our own teams. The outcome of the game, though left us all with that, "Just kissed my sister/brother" feeling. A TIE!!! What the heck was that? Oh, sure, its spring training you say, and we don't want our millionares hurt...Babies....I paid 20 dollars for that ticket in the corner,and another 11 dollars for my dog and a beer... and I want a winner, not a bunch of whiners!
Finally, Joe Biden did something relevant that showed me he is a normal guy. Yesterday in the news conference called to watch the President sign the healthcare legislation, Joe said something that was caught on tape because his microphone was open. After introducing the Pres, he turned the Commander-in-Chief and said, "This is F----ing important!" Everybody is outraged he would use such language.
Me? I think it was fantastic. Someone in a higher office spoke the language of the people.
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