My goodness, can this guy not find anything more important to focus on now? You know, like that little jobs problem that we have or something more meaningful than his alma mater (Louisville) getting into the sports conference. It's bad enough that the GOP has ignored jobs legislation and instead focused on issues such as abortion, but this is a slap in the face to the country.
Quit screwing around and get serious, Mitch.
On Wednesday, West Virginia received a key clue. The New York Times' Pete Thamel reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had lobbied officials at two Big 12 schools on behalf of his alma mater, the University of Louisville, which also is vying for a spot in the conference.
According to the Times, McConnell spoke to David Boren, a former Democratic senator from Oklahoma who is now president of the University of Oklahoma, and Kent Hance, a former Democratic representative from Texas who is now chancellor at Texas Tech. The conversations "played a role in raising Louisville's fortunes" in the conference re-alignment fight, Thamel wrote.
Boren and McConnell, who had previously insisted Congress shouldn't intervene in the college football drama, declined to comment, but Hance confirmed the conversations took place.
