Comments on: Utah Attorney General To File Antitrust Suit Against BCS (Hurt Own Cause In Process)

By: Alabama | MrSEC.com

Alabama | MrSEC.com — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:31:54 +0000

[...] writer believes the US Department of Justice should butt out of the BCS’ business. We made our points on this topic back on April 21st.2. Gene Chizik and Nick Saban will both make speaking stops in the Mobile area [...]

By: David

David — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:10:08 +0000

I'm not "mad about politics." I think he's a weak reference point for a very strong argument.

By: johnmrsec

johnmrsec — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:40:49 +0000

David…

Joe the Plumber became synonymous with the idea of NOT spreading wealth. That's why I used his name, tongue in cheek.

And I knew when I used it I'd have people getting mad about politics. But I used it anyway. So, people, scream and rant away.

Personally, I was not a fan of said plumber and thought his rise to fame was rather amusing. Especially considering the fact that he didn't realize candidate Obama's tax plan would've actually helped him.

But like him or not, his name is tied forever to the idea of spreading wealth. Thus his inclusion in this piece at a place where we were discussing — wait for it — the spreading of wealth.

John

By: David

David — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:27:51 +0000

Oh come on — a focus group somewhere indicated that a BCS lawsuit would be worth 3 to 4 extra points in an Utah statewide election next year. That's easily worth $10 to $20 million in taxpayer dollars when you add up all the costs for all the affected parties in this thing.

Joe the Plumber? Seriously? Who will you be invoking next in defense of CFB, Glenn Beck?