How long it has been since I watched an NCAA men’s basketball national championship? Well, before last night’s spectacular game I would probably say never. However, I’m prone never to say never so it probably has been a long while.
Most everyone knows about “ifs.” You know, if a frog had wings he wouldn’t bump his ass? If Butler’s Gordon Hayward had made the last second half-court shot that he just missed it would have been a storybook ending. Instead, Duke won their however many titles they have won.
That is precisely the reason I hardly ever watch a NCAA title game. It’s always Duke. Or Kentucky. Or some perennial power basketball machine factory. But the Butler Bulldogs, the hometown team for the venue of Indianapolis and, hate them though you (I) may, Duke, both are reputed for turning out “student-athletes.” The graduation rate for both schools is more than 90 percent.
It was a great game all the way through. I wish Butler had won. I wish Hayward had made that half-court bucket. I wish I had millions of dollars. But at least, Butler has the chance to win it all next year, at least the Bulldogs have a much better chance than me having millions of dollars.
Meanwhile, back in the Oval Office
Even though I like The Barack and many of the things he has been getting done this one latest move leaves me with a big one of these: ?
What gives with his nuclear posture idea?
I haven’t had time to thoroughly review all of the elements of what the U.S. policy on our use of nuclear weapons will be. Although he wants no nukes used against powers that hit us first with biological or chemical weapons he hasn’t done away with the “first-strike” option. As good as his intentions are, it seems Obama is trying to put the genie back in the bottle and, to mix metaphors, that ship has done sailed.
I just hope the president reserves the right to change his mind, at least on policies of such dire consequences.
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