Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) who was soundly beaten in the presidential election by Barack Obama can take some solace that at least for now he is better at picking winners in the NCAA tournament.

From The Hill

The “First Bracket” may have brought President Obama some unwanted scrutiny this past week, but a number of lawmakers — like most Americans — prepped their brackets ahead of this weekend’s opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament.

And if the presidential election were an office pool, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) would have won the first weekend of play in a landslide over Obama.

McCain’s bracket has 14 teams picked correctly headed into the Sweet Sixteen, placing him in the 94th percentile after the first weekend of play.

The president has been less lucky. Despite having a brother-in-law who coaches Oregon State’s team, Obama fell short in a number of the first-round match-ups that kept Washington and the rest of the country distracted from work Thursday and Friday afternoon.

Part of the president’s weakness may have been his reliance on teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

When asked on the White House lawn Saturday morning before boarding Marine One if the ACC is overrated, Obama grinned and said, “Apparently so,” according to the pool report.

This is one story the liberal media will have a hard time spinning.

 

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