Sound Politics: Least Obeyed Law in WA...Ev<em>ah</em>

March 18, 2009

Least Obeyed Law in WA...Evah

NCAA's bracket pools are bad. [howls of laughter from reading audience]

You can gamble your life away at a tribal casino but the most widely practiced way of killing office productivity every March and a two-bit hand of online poker are illegal. I guess at least the females among us - or the really adventurous, I suppose - can still get a bikini wax, unlike New Jersey.

This is not unlike our legal regimen that says hard liquor is really, really, really bad...unless the state sells it to you.

Now, do I go with Louisville or UNC as my ultimate bracket champ?

Posted by Eric Earling at March 18, 2009 09:10 AM | Email This

Comments

1. Bad/illegal = state doesn't get revenue from it

BTW, I'm going with neither. Pitt or Memphis is my pick. Haven't decided which yet.

Posted by: Palouse on March 18, 2009 09:08 AM

2. If you want to see how ugly things can get in this state with regard to gambling, dig into what happened to Nick Jenkins with his website, betcha.com.

I'm going with Louisville.

Posted by: Smoley on March 18, 2009 09:12 AM

3. Neither... UConn wins it all.

and dont pick Gonzaga beyond sweet 16...

Cheers, The Mayor of Widmer

Posted by: Mayor of Widmer on March 18, 2009 09:30 AM

4. If you check Ragnar's public blog link re freedom among the 50 states, We are ranked 44 in freedom, and NJ is 49.

Shouldn't one of their 'truth in advertising' laws kick in at some point when they try to call themselves 'liberal?'

Posted by: russell garrard on March 18, 2009 10:32 AM

5. Wonder who Rick Neuheisel is going with in this years tourney?
As for me, I've got Missouri (who knock out UConn)and Oklahoma locking it up in the motor city...and Texas makes it further than Pitt.

Posted by: Rick D. on March 18, 2009 11:00 AM

6. I'm going with Louisville.

Posted by: Jeff B. on March 18, 2009 11:13 AM

7. Can't fill that budget gap but boy-howdy-Autocat, that NCAA tourney is ripe for new laws.
Do the Indian casinos have boards??

Posted by: PC on March 18, 2009 11:41 AM

8. Check out the front page of ESPN.com ... if you can stand it.

Economy in the tank? Jobs being lost? Bailouts continuing unabated? Nevermind. Let's trumpet Obama's bracket sheet.

Posted by: jimg on March 18, 2009 01:58 PM