The Homa Files

 Excerpted from WSJ, “College Football Goes Down the Hatch:,
July 7, 2009

Today the Senate antitrust subcommittee will hold hearings on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Like an earlier hearing in the House, this one will ask whether the system by which college football chooses its national champion is “fair.”

Specifically, the congressional look-see into college football has been led by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) and Rep. Joe Barton (R., Texas). They have not been shy about the menace they see. Mr. Hatch calls the BCS “un-American.” Mr. Barton likens it to “communism.” The Texas Republican has even introduced legislation that would forbid the BCS from holding a “national championship game” unless that game was the result of playoffs.

Full article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692993074303505.html

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Ken;s Take: Now, some may ask: why is the Senate wasting time on this issue instead of working on the economy, healthcare reform, cap & tax  … ?

I disagree with those people.  This is precisely the kind of issue I want filling Congressional agendas. .I figure that every minute they’re fretting over college football, is a minute that they’re not wastefully spending another $1 trillion of our money.

In fact, isn’t it about time that Congress reopened their baseball steroids investigation?  Or, what about hearings on the Designated Hitter rule? I say, keep ‘em distracted as long as possible.

P.S. Since I prefer controversy over clarity, I like the BCS

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