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Obama, Tourney Thoughts, Villanova, and more

It’s been a while since I wasn’t fighting off a cough or the flu, so I thought I’d catch up on a variety of topics I wanted to weigh-in on: Yes, Barack Obama made a stupid comment about the Special Olympics. And as was pointed out to me, if I didn’t support Obama I’d be much more concerned about it. For now, I’m willing to say it was a poor attempt at self-deprecating humor, and everyone needs to get over it. Reaction has been relatively tame, although if the media is seriously going to run to Sarah Palin for a comment on disability issues for the next four years I may actually yak. It’s so hypocritical for her to paint herself as an advocate it’s not even funny. Her use of her son as a political prop is far more offensive to people with disabilities than a bad joke from a man who has at least shown a willingness to talk about actual issues facing those of us with disabilities in a serious manner. That said, if he hasn’t actually done anything to improve opportunity for people with dis

NCAA Tourney Picks

At the risk of looking more than a tad foolish, I will attempt to link to my bracket sometime after tip-off. (So far, I am unable to do it. UPDATE: CBS Sports Line, which hosted my brother’s pool, does not make this possible; I ended up spelling out my picks below.) Here are the highlights (or eventual low-lights): I got Louisville beating Pittsburgh in the Final, with Memphis and North Carolina rounding out the Final Four. First Round upsets (by seed): Ohio State, Southern Cal, Northern Iowa, Maryland, Tennessee, and Western Kentucky. My personal biggest surprise: I have Villanova winning just one game. I am a fan, but I just don’t quite believe in this team. Other second round upsets: Marquette, Florida State, and Gonzaga. Into the Elite 8: Kansas is the only upset I have based on my bracket at that point. UConn, Duke, and Oklahoma, are my other teams not mentioned in the Final Four above. Two prop bets I found (for entertainment only) that I liked a lot: Louisville at 5-1 to win it

Dawkins Proves It’s Business As Usual for Eagles

I haven’t gotten overly emotional about the Birds since they closed out Veteran’s Stadium with a classic choke in the NFC Championship versus Tampa Bay. I’m not “crushed” that Brian Dawkins left, and the bottom line is he took more money, but I am a little sad to see Dawkins go. He was a true class act, and one of the rare athlete’s that seemed to care about winning as much as fans. The real problem I have with Dawkins leaving is that the Eagles continue to run things as though they have some secret formula for running an NFL franchise. They continue to under value experience and leadership. They continue to think they can simply plug in the “next” guy and continue to succeed despite having never had real success, which for fans equates to one thing only – Super Bowls. Mentioning experience and leadership is not to say Dawkins can’t play any more. The guy did go to the Pro Bowl last season. But there are plenty of examples of aging guys playing key roles through experience leadership o