gophersLooking for a sure-fire way to piss off scores of people all over the country? Put your NCAA hoops bracket online for the whole world to see. That’s the politically foolish step that President Obama has taken. He has Minnesota exiting to Texas in the first round. Arne Carlson is not amused. Rumor has it that he will rescind his Obama endorsement.

The projected winner: North Carolina. Perhaps payback for a state that was crucial to Obama’s electoral victory?