Granted, you knew this was coming. But it was still shock to see the President of the United States pulling tubes in the Oval Office and asking reporters if anyone wants to check out the grow room in the White House basement. Quite naturally, you turn on the TV to find out more about the big news. That's when you get hit with this stunner on CNN:
Congress, citing budget shortfalls and the possibility of job loss, approved themselves a $93 billion-dollar congressional "bailout package" by a unanimous vote this morning. In addition to a 20% pay raise and increased benefits, some of the money will be used to build a system of private, covered walkways in Washington DC. The system, advocates say, is desperately needed for security and so that "members of Congress and their staffs don't have to look at the rabble."
No one is exactly sure what happened, but through some freak of scheduling, cancellations due to weather and flight delays and general apathy, no sporting events of any kind are taking place today. Not one high school, college or pro basketball team is playing, no Spring Training baseball, no tennis, golf, track, soccer or even a spring football scrimmage. Two questions. Has anything like this ever happened before and could this story have anything to do with the one at the top of the page?
