McCain wimps out

Amidst the imperial stormtrooper aesthetic of his presidential website, Senator McCain has a section in which one can fill out college basketball brackets. You might not think his own tourney selections would indicate just how lame and conservative he is . . . but they do! The distinguished Senator picked not one, not two, not three, but all four number one seeds to make the Final Four. First of all, it's a terrible prediction, as all four number one seeds have never once all made it all the way through the field of 64.

More importantly, though, it's an all-time wuss move to pick all four number one seeds.

And not only that, he has no team seeded lower than 3 in his entire elite eight! What kind of person picks no significant upsets throughout the entire tournament? In the whole first two rounds, comprising 48 games, he picks only five upsets, two of which are just one seed number apart and none of which involve anything lower than a 10 seed.* Disgraceful. I'm offended as a basketball fan and as a political observer.

Bracket picks aren't high on my list of presidential qualifications, but really, Senator, these are just awful.

Of course, you can't expect much from a guy who skipped a critical vote on the 9/11 Commission recommendations on Tuesday . . . to attend a fundraiser in California.

To view his bracket, you have to submit an email address here -- after you enter a random email address, click on "Basketball Bracket" on the left side and then "View John McCain's" and you can witness the shame.

*Update: In my original post I screwed up McCain's home state. The post is corrected; I'm an idiot.