Poor Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).
He complained that he and his colleagues were not allowed sufficient time to research all of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s many supposedly scary court rulings this summer. Now President Obama wants the Senate to consider major health care reform? Well, there’s just no time. Senator Hatch says we can’t possibly do it the way Obama wants to before October.
What is the best use of Hatch’s valuable time? Hearings on COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!
Never mind that “the cure” for the BCS may be worse for Hatch’s beloved Utah Utes than the disease.
Never mind that there’s a recession and two wars going on.
Never mind that his political party is in shambles.
Sorry, Senator Hatch, but the Supreme Court ruled the bowl system the BCS replaced violated anti-trust laws, because large conference schools were unfairly restricted (not because small conference schools, like Utah, weren’t given a fair shot). You could look it up. If the BCS is dismantled, the big schools will likely go back to negotiating with TV and bowls individually, freezing out the “little guys” even more.
Meanwhile, Sonia Sotomayor’s legal opinions, health care reform, climate legislation and economic issues languish for lack of time and attention.
Senator Orrin Hatch is too busy pandering to have his priorities right.
Filed under: BCS, College Football, Health Care, Orrin Hatch, Republicans, Sonia Sotomayor | Tagged: BCS, College Football, Health Care, Orrin Hatch, Republicans, Sonia Sotomayor
