Finally: Leader of free world takes position on … NCAA finals

posted at 2:15 pm on March 16, 2011 by Ed Morrissey

Unlike many on the Right, I don’t consider this a nadir for the American presidency. It’s bad optics, to be sure, since the White House is doing its best to avoid taking specific positions on less pressing issues like the federal budget, no-fly zones in Libya, and whatever else is considered “the fray” these days. On the other hand, it’s big business that crosses state lines and has tremendous popularity with Americans, so presidential attention here is no more silly than Congressional hearings on the BCS, and a whole lot more benign. It would be less disturbing if it wasn’t so apparent that the President has put more thought into this than, say, his claims on car mileage, but that’s an OOTD for a different day.

Greg Hengler has the video:

President Obama starts off with a reminder for people to contribute money for the relief efforts in Japan, with charities listed at US Aid’s website.  If you’re anxious to get those expert picks from the Oval Office, don’t get too impatient, as his pitch only lasts about 20 seconds.

I have about as much expertise in basketball as Obama does in bowling, so I have no idea whether the Prez Picks make sense or not.  However, picking all the top seeds certainly qualifies as hedging one’s bets.

Update: One commenter rightly notes that “BCS Championship Series” comes from the Department of Redundancy Department.  I’ve shortened it to BCS.

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“Fore!”

Mason on March 16, 2011 at 4:32 PM

AND THIS POS SITS AND BRACKETS; Does this not finally get to even his so called friends – even his pals must see the UnAmerican and incompetent and simply disgusting ways this scum is acting. I just can’t take it anymore… Come on 2012

highninside on March 16, 2011 at 3:42 PM

When you’ve lost Richard Cohen:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110315/WIRE/110319740

Of course as critical as Cohen is you know he would vote for OBlahBLah again over any Repugnantcan or Conservative.

dhunter on March 16, 2011 at 4:38 PM

eye roll

Alden Pyle on March 16, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Stimulating the economy one bookie at a time.

kringeesmom on March 16, 2011 at 4:51 PM

It would be less disturbing if it wasn’t so apparent that the President has put more thought into this than, say, his claims on car mileage

I beg to differ. To pick all four No. 1 seeds for the Final Four shows either no thought at all or another example of his general cluelessness about matters on which he is supposed to be a genius.

Mallard T. Drake on March 16, 2011 at 4:56 PM

I’m not the only one who’d enjoy watching a game of hoops played between Palin and Obama.

maverick muse on March 16, 2011 at 2:17 PM

Will Sarah be wearing those short shorts from the 1970-80s?

Oops, did I type that out loud? Sorry.

Mallard T. Drake on March 16, 2011 at 4:59 PM

I miss Bush. Heck, I miss Nixon.

KillerKane on March 16, 2011 at 4:31 PM

I miss Clinton.

Bee on March 16, 2011 at 5:01 PM

If things get much worse there’s an outside chance we might miss Carter. :)

jeanie on March 16, 2011 at 5:07 PM

BTW in that Leftist video trashing Bush’s NCAA picks I posted on the first page of comments on this thread, at about the 5:15 mark they actually place a caption under a shot of Bush at the White House.

ERRORIST

Clever, eh?

Del Dolemonte on March 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Media Matters helpfully posted a roundup of conservative reaction — best headline, from the Hot Air blog:

“Anxious World Looks To White House And Wonders: Who’s Obama Picking For The Final Four?”

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/crises_all_the_time_848bbeb3-9316-4e98-ba21-9bc89f13fde1.html

Ed rocks :)

cmsinaz on March 16, 2011 at 5:50 PM

my bad….via allah not Ed

cmsinaz on March 16, 2011 at 5:52 PM

Great Presidential Quotes in History:

2011.

PBHO.

“People should offer to help Japan while they’re filling out their brackets.”

aquaviva on March 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM

Unlike many on the Right, I don’t consider this a nadir for the American presidency..

..naw, AP, that’s still to come. He’s saving the best for last.

The War Planner on March 16, 2011 at 6:26 PM

Would ESPN have asked him to do this if he was President of China??

AverageJoe on March 16, 2011 at 3:15 PM

In China, you don’t pick Final Four, Gang of Four picks you.

PatMac on March 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM

He’s like our principal at the HS I work at.
Our principal is a worthless lazy incompetent POS, just like Obama.
Never gets anything done, always makes excuses blaming other people for why he isn’t doing his job, but amazingly, the Final Four sheet for the kids to make their picks is always done on time!
Amazing!

Badger40 on March 16, 2011 at 11:36 PM

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