Over at AMERICAblog, AJ in DC pens a great little post titled "McCain wimps out", which discusses the Republican presidential hopeful's picks for an NCAA basketball tournament bracket. Says AJ:
You might not think his own tourney selections would indicate just how lame and conservative he is ... but they do! The distinguished Senator picked not one, not two, not three, but all four number one seeds to make the Final Four. First of all, it's a terrible prediction, as all four number one seeds have never once all made it all the way through the field of 64.
More importantly, though, it's an all-time wuss move to pick all four number one seeds.
And not only that, he has no team seeded lower than 3 in his entire elite eight! What kind of person picks no significant upsets throughout the entire tournament? ... I'm offended as a basketball fan and as a political observer.
Well said, AJ, well said. But since you don't place NCAA tournament selections high on your list of qualifications for president, please allow me, tongue planted firmly in cheek*, to analyze McCain's picks and share what they mean about the candidate - and the candidate's view of America.
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