Congressman Asks Pelosi To Change Schedule So He Can Go To BCS Title Game
Many people take sports way too seriously. Add Republican Congressman Cliff Stearns of Florida to that list of people who have misplaced their priorities at one time or another.
Stearns sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi requesting that several votes be rescheduled so Congressmen from Florida and Oklahoma can go see the Gators & Sooners in the BCS Title Game in Miami on Thursday.
In his plea, Stearns wrote:
“As you may be aware, on Thursday January 8, the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma will play for the national football championship. Members of the Florida and Oklahoma delegations have expressed interest in attending the game as the congressional schedule allows. However, votes are currently scheduled to continue into Thursday night and Friday afternoon. We ask that you move these votes to either Wednesday and/or Thursday morning to allow Members to attend this historic game.”
How terrible that these Congressmen might actually have to do their jobs instead of attending some football game. It’s not like the economy is falling apart, or we’re undergoing a transitional period, or there that there’s an international crisis going on right now.
And what votes does Congressman Stearns want rescheduled? Oh, only some minor issues… including the certification of the Electoral College vote that will make Barack Obama the next President of the United States.
So to recap, Florida vs. Oklahoma is more important than the next President in the eyes of Cliff Stearns. Florida, you have some great representation there.
The saddest thing is that a lot of people will actually agree with him. Not Nancy Pelosi though, as she has rejected his request. Maybe she’d be a bit more sympathetic to his plight if San Francisco ever had any teams that didn’t completely suck.
Fla. congressman asks Pelosi for football break [AP]
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