General Alexander Haig 1924-2010

This correspondent has been remiss in his duties by not posting. Scout camping, meetings and such have consumed time. Hopefully this week, your humble correspondent will get back to the grindstone and do some work.

"Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the President, the Vice President and the Secretary of State in that order, and should the President decide he wants to transfer the helm to the Vice President, he will do so. He has not done that. As of now, I am in control here, in the White House, pending return of the Vice President and in close touch with him. If something came up, I would check with him, of course."

Hand it to Alexander Haig, he was a true "take charge" kind of guy. He put himself out there, took the heat and got things done. Alexander Haig died over the weekend, he was 85.

Funny thing about Al, he was like Howard Cosell, you either loved him or hated him. There wasn't too much middle ground. He served three Presidents, Nixon, Ford and Reagan. As Nixon's Chief of Staff, he was reportedly the one who called the three wise men, Hugh Scott, Barry Goldwater and Howard Baker, to come and give Nixon the news that he would not survive an impeachment trial. He was also the one who told Kissinger that he was afraid that Nixon was unstable and ready to crack.

Al Haig advised Ford as well, all be it for a short time before returning the military, serving as the Supreme Allied Commander. He fought in Korea and Vietnam, served as an aid to General Douglas MacArthur, was with the NSA, Joint Chiefs, NATO and at the White House. He was a highly decorated solider who was awarded among other medals, the Distinguished Service Cross, two silver stars, a bronze star and a Purple Heart. General Haig was a true patriot who served his country in very difficult times. He retired from the military as a four star General.

General Haig served Ronald Reagan by being Reagan's Secretary of State and when Reagan was shot, it was Al Haig who went before the cameras asserting that he was fully in control and the government continued to function, even if he constitutionally didn't have the power.

In 1988 he ran for President, losing the primaries and the nomination to George H.W. Bush. He later became a writer and served on several board of directors.

This correspondent could probably write another thousand words and still wouldn't capture the life of General Haig and wouldn't do him justice. General Alexander Haig played a huge and highly significant role in this country's history and will be remembered as a man who was faithful to his country, to his family and to his God.

General Haig is survived by his wife of 60 years and his three children. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

We salute General Haig and wish him God's speed as he starts his service with the Ultimate Commander in Chief.

ARE YOU NUTS OR JUST DELUSIONAL?

Former United States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan announced on Tuesday that she was a candidate for the 4th Congressional District, turning what could have been a gain for Republicans, into a hellacious defeat.

Was Alan Keys not available?
Ms. Buchanan who is forever tied to the witch hunts and waste of taxpayer's money for the malicious prosecutions of Tommy Chong and Dr. Cyril Wecht, thinks that after alienating both democrats and Republicans, she has a chance to win.

Ms. Buchanan is delusional if she thinks she can convince people that she will do the work of the people if she is sent to congress. She is a political hack who quite frankly does not follow what she purports to believe. Ms. Buchanan is reported to be a member of the Federalist Society, but certainly her prosecutorial record shows the opposite.

I have speculated here previously that for the prosecution of Dr Wecht, I was willing to bet that certain members of the democratic party in Allegheny County cut a deal with the gullible Ms. Buchanan. It is possible that because Mr. Altmire is a "centrist," the democrats might throw him under the bus.

Don't count on it.
The dems will not abandon Mr. Altmire and why should they? He voted for the stimulus, he voted for and then against he health care bill and probably will get on board when Queen Nancy needs him and he holds the seat for the dems.

This correspondent is not a big fan of Mr. Altmire. His campaign against Ms. Hart was sleazy, full of lies and was not focused on the issues. Mr. Altmire rails against the "big insurance companies," of which he was a part of for many years. It appears that Mr. Altmire will say or do anything to get elected.

To his credit, Mr. Altmire has been an advocate for veterans during his term(s) in office. He has been a "centrist" and he does show up for work, (Bob Casey call your office) evidence of this is his perfect voting record. On issues that matter to this correspondent (and in turn you the reader) he has tried to stradle that line, jumping on and off on both sides trying to keep everyone happy.

An appraisal of Mr. Altmire's congressional career from GOVTRACK.US reads: "Altmire is a follower according to our statistical analysis of bills in this legislative session. Altmire tends to cosponsors the bills of other Members of Congress who do not cosponsor Altmire’s own bills."

Mr. Altmire is "milk toast" at best. In the past, if the race was between Buchanan and Altmire, we would have held our noses, picked the lessor of two evils and voted for Altmire. Now we see that half a loaf is NOT better than none and will we will not violate our principals, values and core beliefs anymore.

If Ms. Buchanan is the Republican nominee, we will go and vote (we have a perfect voting record in both the primaries and general elections since 1976) but WILL NOT cast a vote for the 4th congressional district. We may write in our favorite candidate, Mickey Mouse.

If Ms. Buchanan is the winner of the Republican primary, then the Republicans can save some money and not plan on having a victory celebration in the 4th district on election night.

An Open Letter To God

Dear God:

Boy are you awesome! Talk about having the power to move mountains. Anyone who didn't believe in you before February surely HAS to believe in you now!

When you first started the snow it was beautiful. The snow on the branches and bushes made it look like a winter wonderland, something that you see in a fine painting or postcard. Words could not describe how beautiful it was.

Three feet was unbelievable! I hadn't seen that much snow in such a long time and it is something that my 10 year old will remember for the rest of his life. When we HAD to drive through some city neighborhoods, he got a big kick seeing all the chairs used to save dug out parking spaces.

It was fun for the kids, fun to watch them romp in the snow that was up to the 10 year old's hips and up to the neck of the 3 year old. We took pictures, made snowmen, snow forts and just had a good time. Yeah I trashed two snow blowers trying to clear the driveway and sidewalk, but it was nice.

The icicles hanging from the second floor are so beautiful the way they shimmer in the sun light.

Then, to show us that you really do have a sense of humor, within three days, you sent us another foot! That was a good one. Thanks for holding off until I got the 5hp snow thrower working, I really appreciated the favor and once again, I owe you.

The kids didn't have school for a week and one of the make-up days is Good Friday, I hope you don't mind that. While it wasn't my choice, seams the secular school district didn't really care about that day.

I lay awake at night jumping up at every creak I now hear, fearing that my back porch is going to fall two stories into the yard because of all the snow that is on the roof. You know that saftey cover I put on the cement pond to keep the kids and animals safe? Well, it has a screen in the middle to allow whatever snow we get to fill the pool so that I don't have to stick a hose in it and run up my water bill. The pool is only 18' x 36', but I have enough snow on it that when it melts, it will fill an olympic size pool.

Today I tried to move around another 6 inches of snow while the kids had a two hour delay.

Here's the problem Lord, I have over four and a half feet of snow in my yard. I have only been able to clear 21" (the width of the snow thrower) of my sidewalk. My double driveway is only clear about 3/4 of the normal width because I HAVE NO WHERE TO PUT THE SNOW! As fast as I blow it off the driveway, the side walls collapse and put it back in the driveway. Add to the fact that I have about 3 inches of ice at the front of the garage door from those sweet looking icicles hanging from the gutters.

Lord, I get the fact that there is NOTHING we as humans can do to control the weather. I know that we must be responsible in the way we take care of the earth you gave us and I am trying everything in my power to shut Al Gore up. You alone are the only one who has the power and there are millions of us who already knew that and I am sure there are now millions more who now realize that.

Lord, please turn off the snow. We really have had enough. We are not like Buffalo who knows what to do with all this snow. We never set our river on fire like Cleveland did and we don't have the fruits and nuts that California, Oregon and Washington have, so please stop the snow.

I humbly ask that you hear and answer my request so that we can try and get back to normal.

If it helps, I'll gladly write another column trashing Al Gore.

Sincerely yours,

The Anti-Macyapper.

The winter that would not leave edition

This past week, the Mid-Atlantic States and the East Coast got Pounded with up to three feet of snow.

Some are still digging out, others ask why?

The scene above is from this correspondent's residence. Officially, the station of record, (The airport in Moon Township) recorded 29.6 inches. Un-Officially, some of use had three foot. The biggest hit was in the City of Pittsburgh where seven days later, some streets have still not seen a snow plow.

The city is now in what they are calling an "All out Blitz," taking every piece of equipment they have into a neighborhood and clearing the streets. It's time consuming, labor intensive and quite frankly, they still have missed some streets.

Power is still out for several thousand people and the forecast for next week is more snow. How much is anyone's guess. The person taking the biggest hit is Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the young mayor or as some would call him, "Mayor Opie."
See Luke who is separated from his wife was up in Seven Springs celebrating his birthday when the snow storm hit and it took him a day or so to get back to the city. During that time, the city DPW really took it on the chin. As former head of the DPW Guy Costa (who by the way revealed that he WAS told to resign or be fired as this correspondent has previously reported) anyway, Guy Costa said the department fell behind early and was never able to catch up.

Mayor Luke Skywalker kept promising that the roads would be plowed, but as this correspondent found out Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week, even main arteries were ice packed and in some cases impassable.

The problem is two fold. When you have the same party in control for 70 years or more, cronyism and political paybacks are the status quo in government. People who have been in the position for years and have the experience (Guy Costa) are on the sidelines replaced by others with little or no experience.

Second, the City and State declared an emergency. In that emergency, they should have prohibited all NON-ESSENTIAL travel and closed down the roads for the snow plows and salt trucks to have free rein to clear all the roads. This was done in 1993 and the roads were free of snow and ice within a day.
Instead, the roads were hazardous for almost a week. Common sense at some point should have come into play. Schools were closed, State Offices were closed, Shopping Malls were closed and granny doesn't need to run down to the Giant Eagle just to get another 12 pack of Charmin.

It has been reported by Marty Griffin of KDKA that on Sunday, some City of Pittsburgh Plow Drivers called off sick. The Stillers weren't even in the Superbowl! Doctor's excuses are now being filled out by these drivers to keep their jobs.
The City Council has formed a "task force" to look into why things did not work. Save your time and save your money. Things did not work because no one used common sense. The city didn't use common sense when tackling the problem, the citizens didn't use common sense when they went out on the road Saturday and Sunday and the Mayor and Governor didn't use common sense in handling the situation.

Snow Storm 1 Common sense 0

SUPEROWL WRAP UP NEW ORLEANS EDITION

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOR WINNING THEIR FIRST SUPERBOWL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS FOR STICKING WITH THEM.

The people of New Orleans should be proud of their Saints. The perennial losers of the NFL, where at one point, fans attended the games with paper bags over their heads so they couldn't be seen as supporters of the team. These "Ain'ts" fans have now been replaced by Detroit Lion fans and in baseball, by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This year the Saints have lifted the spirits of the people of New Orleans and have given the residents something to look forward to and some pride to cling to. That may sound trite, but it's all some of these people have

One of the things I like to do is watch the pre-game show, the one that starts at noon and goes on until kickoff around 6:30PM. I don't get to see all of it, but I do see maybe half of it. One of the stories they ran was about the famous 9th Ward of New Orleans. Mostly black, it is being S-L-O-W-L-E-Y rebuilt. It has been FIVE YEARS since the hurricane named Katrina blew through New Orleans and many people, an unthinkable number of people, still do not have their homes rebuilt or fixed!

It is a national travesty.

Hundreds of millions of billions of dollars has flowed into New Orleans since the hurricane and people are still without their homes? Bobby Jindal the REPUBLICAN governor of Louisiana was on the piece saying that they don't want to rush things. This was a depressed area before the hurricane and they want to do it right this time. BULLSHIT.

In my opinion, they want to move most of the people out of there permanently in the hopes of building nicer housing and attracting a "desirable" resident.

New Orleans is a city where crime runs amuck. It is the murder capital of the WORLD, with more murders per 100,000 people than any city on this earth. The cops are thugs because they are underpaid and need to "supplement" their income. The French Quarter is fairly safe, but don't venture outside of the safe zone or you become a statistic.

What a perfect way to reduce your crime. Don't rebuild a section that you feel is "bad" and the bad guys will move to another town.

Another theory is that they want to run out the low income and replace them with higher income families, increasing the tax base and image of the city.
Whatever the reason is, it is wrong. These people suffered through the most horrible experience imaginable and deserve better than they have got.

Say what you want about George Bush, it doesn't all rest in his hands.

There's Ray "Chocolate Town" Nagin the democrat mayor who let 250 school buses drown rather than evacuate the city. Where has the money gone Ray? You fixed the downtown area, the French quarter, (which wasn't hit that bad) and other areas, what about the 9th Ward?

Mary Landrieu the democrat senator who got a special deal during the health care debate, but lets the 9th Ward remain a graveyard.

How about David Vitter the REPUBLICAN senator? What has he done for the 9th Ward beside walk through there giving out false promises.

It has been five years and that area is not rebuilt? Why? This isn't a winter snow storm where the streets are not done (more on that later) it's about rebuilding people's lives! Where has the BILLIONS of dollars gone? Who is accountable?

Of course, in Florida, there are still some parts that are recovering from hurricane Andrew and that came and went over 20 years ago.

Do we have a problem with hurricanes?

Republicans and democrats, stop playing politics with people's lives. This is the United States of America, not a third world country where we are dependent on others. We plowed BILLIONS of dollars into New Orleans, so money is not the issue. We have the technology and know how to rebuild, so why don't we? What is the reason that after five years and all that money, people still don't have a home? Give me a good reason.

Kathleen Blanco the former democrat governor should have been put in jail for her contribution to the problem. It was a political ploy for her to wait two days before she officially requested Federal aid and her actions caused an un-told number of lives being lost. She had three years to help the 9th Ward and she didn't.

Bobby Jindal, you've had two years to "do it right this time" why haven't you? You think you're Presidential material? I don't think so, not with the leadership you have been showing.

Some of us have better play sets in our backyards than what some people in the 9th Ward have. Why? Why? Why?

The ONLY explanation for all of this is politics. Turf wars, power grabbing, politics, plain and simple. Republicans and democrats in Louisiana should be ashamed of themselves for playing politics with people's lives.

Unindicted Co-Conspirator 1932-2010

While we never revel at the death of anyone, it is hard to shed a tear for John Murtha, Congressman from Pennsylvania who died today at the age of 77. John Murtha was one of the most corrupt members of congress who made Richard Nixon look like a choir boy.

Unindicted co-conspirator.

Mr. Murtha was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to congress having served as a Marine in the southeast conflict. He would in his lifetime forget the meaning of "Semper Fi."

In 1980, during his fourth term as a Congressman, Murtha became embroiled in the Abscam investigation, which targeted dozens of congressmen. The investigation entailed FBI operatives posing as intermediaries for Saudi nationals hoping to bribe their way through the immigration process into the United States. Murtha met with these operatives and was videotaped. He did agree to testify against Frank Thompson (D-NJ) and John Murphy (D-NY), the two Congressmen mentioned as participants in the deal at the same meeting and who were later video taped placing the cash bribes in their trousers. The FBI videotaped Murtha responding to an offer of $50,000, with Murtha saying, "I'm not interested... at this point. [If] we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't" It was then he was listed as an "Unindicted Co-Conspirator," and was left off the hook because of his testimony.

Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics In Washington named him one of the 20 most corrupt members of congress and Esquire Magazine named him one of the 10 worst congressmen because of his apposition to Ethics Reform.

Like Robert Byrd, if there was a dollar's worth of earmarks, he would take five.

Unindicted Co-Conspirator.

That's not to say that Murtha didn't serve his constituents, he did, that's how he kept getting elected. Hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars flowed into Johnstown. The Johnstown Regional Airport is one of the most updated airports in all the country. It has the latest equipment, new runways, can handle most commercial jets and has TWO daily flights, both to Washington DC.

Murtha voted for the Iraq war, then came out against it. Murtha Hung Marines out to dry in the Haditha incident which occurred on November 19, 2005. What exactly happened was unknown at the time, but that didn't stop Murtha from getting before the microphones and laying the blame right at their feet.

In November 2005 Murtha announced that a military investigation into the Haditha killings concluded U.S. Marines had intentionally killed innocent civilians. Referring to the first report about Haditha that appeared in Time magazine, Murtha said:

"It's much worse than reported in Time magazine. There was no fire fight. There was no IED that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood. And that's what the report is going to tell."

The Marine Corps responded to Murtha's announcement by stating that "there is an ongoing investigation; therefore, any comment at this time would be inappropriate and could undermine the investigatory and possible legal process." Murtha was criticized by conservatives for presenting a version of events as simple fact before an official investigation had been concluded. Charges against eight Marines were dismissed and the lone Marine who was charged was found not guilty.

So much for Semper Fidelis.

In August 2006, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich filed a lawsuit against Murtha for character defamation during an ongoing investigation into the Haditha incident. In April 2009 this suit was dismissed by a federal appeals court, which ruled that Murtha could not be sued because he was acting in his official role as a lawmaker when he made the statements.

Unindicted Co-Conspirator.

Murtha was a deal maker and if you didn't deal with him, he would make sure you got no deal. Even if you did deal with him, he got the better of the deal. It is likely that if there was a deal to cut with the Devil for Murtha's soul, the Devil had better read the fine print. He was that good.

No one will argue that he did not serve those who sent him to Washington, but at what cost? Serving your constituents doesn't mean you grab every nickle that you can and give it to your district. Those projects that are needed and worthy yes, but you are not serving your district or the country by cavorting with lobbyist, re-directing and grabbing everything for Johnstown and being one of the most corrupt members of congress.

He jumped the gun and was not faithful to fellow Marines or his country. The ONLY thing John Murtha was ever faithful to was, John Murtha.

Mr. Murtha was a crook, a liar, a thief who should have been put in jail in 1980 and left to spend his remaining days on earth in jail, but he was the deal maker and he made deals to keep himself out of jail. We wish him well in his future endeavors wherever he is.

Unindicted Co-Consporator.

CHANGES

I have been thinking about this column for days now and I don't know what angle to take or how to approach it. Should it be about Palin or should it be about the RNC? Maybe it should be a little of both.

From all indications, it looks like 2010 is going to be a way better year for the GOP than ANYONE ever expected just a year ago. Obama and the democrats blew into town with all the votes, support and poll numbers and in just one short year have flushed it all down the porcelain connivance. The democrats pulled their usual implosion just a few months early.

The finger pointing and blaming from the dems continue. Still riding that "It's Bush's fault" train, they are headed down the tracks at full steam and the end of the line is near. The brakes aren't going to work and we'll all be watching that sickening crash, not wanting to look, but being trans fixed on the sight of it.

So then the GOP takes over. Then what? It makes it easier for Obama if the GOP controls the house and senate, he can just blame the Republicans for stopping everything and being the party of NO. He could get a bump in the polls and then, just as President Pantsload, he could be re-elected. If the dems control the house and the senate and they keep bickering amongst themselves, then they all go over the cliff together.

But what is best for the party is not always what's best for the country. Or is it?

It can be.

Most of the voters in the country are right of center. When there is a clear choice, conservative vs liberal, conservatism always wins. When the Republicans start this "Big Tent" program and watered down their platform and beliefs, they are left out in the cold.

Say what you will about Bush, he may not have practiced conservatism, but he ran on it and won. When he didn't "walk the walk," the other Republicans who "strayed" from their core beliefs paid the price.

There is a fight right now in the Republican party and it is a fight for the heart and soul of the party, one that will point to the direction the party takes and if it survives. Many of the "leaders" of the GOP feel the party should remain more "Moderate" and keep the "Big Tent" open for all. They look down on the conservatives in the party and quite frankly would like nothing better than to purge them from the party. The feeling is that if they became more "Moderate," they would attract more people to the movement and in turn remain in power more often.

The opposite is true.
Michael Steele has been the face of the GOP. He's been a hard one to figure out. Sometimes he's a conservative, sometimes he's conservative "lite." He has denounced Rush Limbaugh and his views and then gone on his show to grovel for Rush's forgiveness. Mr. Steele thinks there is room for everyone in the party and at times, has indicated that "Moderation" is the way to go.

He supported the liberal republican in the New York 23rd congressional race and drew the ire of conservatives all over the country.

It's time for Mr. Steele to go.

If the Republicans are going to go back to their roots, to the core of their beliefs, to what the American people want to vote for, they have to have someone who is committed to the core values of the conservative movement.

They need someone like Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin would be the best face and voice for the GOP IF they are serious about getting back to their roots. The democrats hate her, the press hates her, but the American people can't get enough of her. Even though the democrats and press have demonized her, Ms. Palin energizes the conservatives in the party.

The democrats fear her and continue to try and neutralize her by spreading rumors, innuendos and question her competence. They spend so much time focused on her that they don't see the other rising stars, such was the case with Scott Brown.

IF the RNC is really committed to returning to it's roots and if they are willing to embrace conservatism, then Ms. Palin is just the right person to lead this party back into prosperity and into a position of leadership.

COMING A SPECIAL COMMENTARY ON IMPENDING ATTACKS.

WE'RE #1 AND OUT OF TOUCH!

Now that health care reform and Cap & Trade has been killed (for now) the President has moved on to other issues of national importance, those that effect us all and will determine the direction of our country for decades to come. He is taking on the BCS.

So there it was, right there in black and white. President BHO has ordered the Justice Department to look into the idea of forcing the NCAA to get rid of the BCS (Bowl championship Series) and replace it with a playoff system similar to what the NCAA does with it's college basketball program.

Before I go into the details and the background of this earth shattering dilemma, let me ask just one question.
DON'T YOU HAVE MORE PRESSING MATTERS TO ATTEND TO?

The BCS was set up to determine and insure that the two best teams in all of college football (formerly Division 1) play for the National Championship to determine the #1 team in college football. Using the weekly AP, USATODAY, New York Times and ESPN polls, five different computers, filled with schedules, strength of schedule, scores, access to not only one psychic, but a palm reader and a guy facing east swinging a rubber chicken over his head, each week after the fourth week of the season, the BCS comes out with it's poll. The top two teams at the end of the season play for the National Championship.

Let me 'spain this to you. I had this all broken down, but even my head was exploding, so I'll put it this way. There are times when you will have three maybe even four teams undefeated at the end of the season. Some won't even get a sniff at the title because of the conference they pay in, their "schedule is too weak." That leaves some people pretty mad. In a playoff system, you play until you loose and maybe your schedule was weak, but if you beat the big dawgs, then you can truely claim to be #1. Not like in 2008 when the Utah Utes went undefeated and weren't even considered for the National Championship.

Enter Pittsburgh's own Orin Hatch, the senator from Utah. He supports looking into an ant-trust lawsuit against the NCAA and the BCS. He supports the Justice Department looking into the possiblibilty of forcing the NCAA into a playoff system, in fact, he lobbied BHO for him to do just that. It's all because his team from Utah got hosed. It all goes back to whose ox is getting gored.

Orin is suppose to be a conservative. Orin, get with the program. I know that Utah got hosed. I feel your pain. Take some advice from Bubba Clinton,"Put some ice on it" and move on. Stick to your principles and just because your ox got gored doesn't mean that you need to abandon what you believe in, keep the government out of where it doesn't belong.

This is exactly what people are upset about. It's one of the reasons why people are up in arms and trashing politicians. Stop worrying about the BS and do some real work for the people. If you are going to tackle health care, than get together and do it sensibly. Work on things that really matter to people and not some headline grabbing issue that means nothing to the average person. People are sick and tired of the government spending money to study the sex life of a toad or who should play for the National Football Championship. Joe Six pack is loosing his job and right now, the BCS is the last thing on his mind.

At this point I would like to make the following statement. Anyone who knows me knows that next to my passion for hockey is my passion for college football. They are the two sports that I follow all year round and when the last check during the Stanley Cup Finals is given out, my attention turns full force to college football. I watch Gameday, go to the game, come home watch the Saturday night game, watch the Pac 10 and after midnight, watch the WAC. I love college football. I have been saying for years that there should be a playoff system. I have shouted it from the mountain top, I even have plans drawn up as to how they would do this!

Orin baby, BHO baby, as every teacher I have ever had in school use to say when we "strayed" off course and talked to a classmate; "If you need something to do, I am sure I can find you something."

THIS IS NOTHING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO GET THEIR NOSES INTO. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO BE WORKING ON RATHER THAN FORCING THE NCAA TO GO ALONG WITH LOGIC.
There should be a college football playoff system. The arguments against a playoff system are weak at best. The bowls, colleges and NCAA would make more money than they ever could have dreamed about, but they need to be dragged to the water and there is no guarantee they will drink. It shouldn't be the government dragging them to the water, it should be the fans, alumni and the college community doing the dragging.

Only the government could screw this up more than the BCS already has.