By Natasha Julius
It looks like our plan to mop up the economy with a super-absorbent towel isn’t going to work out, so we’ll still be here monitoring the decline.
Change Watch
It was an up and down week on Wall Street as a number of key upsets has people wondering if he really knows how to pick ’em.
Bracket Approval
Despite fully one quarter of his choices proving dead wrong, a Gallup poll this week shows the President’s approval rating holding steady. It seems that despite rising unemployment and a complete lack of confidence in the institutions of government, two-thirds of Americans still think Tyler Hansbrough is a stand-up guy.
TARP Heels
Shocked by the blatant gouging on display in some parts of the country, President Obama this week urged Louisville coach Rick Pitino to return some of the points his team scored against Arizona. “Make no mistake,” the President stated, “as long as these teams accept government money, we will scrutinize their actions. And that includes the University of North Carolina. Don’t think I didn’t see Ty Lawson trying to break the backboard against the Zags.”
Five Ring Circus
Finally this week, while the NCAA tournament is winding down, it appears in some regions the games are just beginning.
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In Today’s Beachwood
* Beachwood Brackets updated for the Elite Eight weekend!
* TrackNotes: Handicapping Hawthorne.
Posted on March 28, 2009