1-2 Punch to the Gut

This is how I describe last weekend. For punch #1, my beloved Jayhawks take a dive on another mid-major league team, the University of Northern Iowa. At least I can laugh about it. This loss in the second round ranks right up there with prior NCAA tourney losses to Bucknell, Rhode Island, and Bradley. Bill Self has now coached the Hawks in 4 NCAA tourneys. He won one championship and lost prior to the Sweet 16 in 3 others. ESPN reported that 97% of the brackets filled in on their web site had KU going to the Sweet 16 if not farther. But a deserving UNI team played giant killers by downing the Jayhawks in a game not even as close as the final score. I is hard for me to write this, but KU was thoroughly dominated, and only scratched back to striking distance in the final minute.

Punch #2 came late Sunday when the national health care bill was passed by the House. The bill will give those who are currently uninsured the choice of paying a small fine to remain uninsured right up until they need insurance. It breaks the health care insurance industry. Within 5 years, all health insurance will be written by the federal government. I am so disappointed that public outrage with the bill was not listened to by the elected representatives.

Hopefully, there is no punch #3 coming. Could losses by UK, KSU or Crystal Bowersox be the third blow?