Humor Piece

April 22, 2009
White House Blows Off Iraq and Economy for Football
Washington D.C.—In a surprising move last week, President Obama and his cabinet “officially threw in the towel” on the pressing, never ending sagas that are the economic crisis and the Iraq War. A person close to the the president said that Obama did this because his attention is desperately required elsewhere.
“America wants to see a playoff in college football, and I intend to work without sleep until the American people get what they want,” Obama said.
This issue has become important to the president because it looks like this is only the thing he can fix for the American people after the previous administration screwed everything up.
Obama has had ideas in mind to fix this most serious problem that is the BCS. During his campaign, he was asked about this issue, and he fired back with a fairly good idea that involved a playoff system.
“You know, when it comes down to it, college football needs to have a playoff, and I think 16 teams would be a great number to decide who the national champion is,” Obama said.
Questions on energy, Iraq, and the economy were deemed not important during this, and many of his interviews throughout the campaign.
There are several out there who do not agree with Obama. Well, everyone agrees with his idea, but some do not like the fact that he is spending all of his time focusing on this issue. Rick Sampson, an electrician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is one of these opponents.
“I just think the president is not dividing up his time equally, and I think our country has so many more pressing issues than the state of college football,” Sampson said.
Obama does not ignore his critics, like Rick the electrician, and when asked about him, the president responded warmly saying: “Well, last time I checked, I was the president, and you know, if a light bulb in the Oval Office shorts out, I’ll give Rick a call,” Obama said.
It is a bit unfortunate that Obama is receiving the brunt of the criticism because this not all his fault. Those closest to the president, including Vice President Joe Biden, are more than responsible too. In his short time in office, Obama has been upset to find out that the role of the president is swayed by the opinions of those with the most money.

“Right now, the supporters of the president and his administration are highly focused and concerned with the horrible state of college football and it’s that simple,” a source close to the White House said.
One thing is for sure, the president has a lot on his plate, and that is something that will never change. Though he is not praised by all for his decision to focus on other matters that have dominated presidential agendas in the past, I commend him for getting tough on college football and trying to bring change to a sport that desperately needs it.Ø