Priorities

I'm glad to see that in this time of proclaimed existential crisis for our nation, Congress is focusing on the important things... like posturing to get re-elected by delving into issues they have no Constitutional authority to address and, frankly, no time to waste on:

Everyone from President Barack Obama on down to fans has criticized how college football determines its top team. Now senators are getting off the sidelines to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Champion Series.

Behind the push for the hearings is the subcommittee's top Republican, Sen. Orin Hatchof Utah. People there were furious that Utah was bypassed for the national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season.

In the House, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has sponsored legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling a football game a "national championship" unless the game culminates from a playoff system.