When Mr. Obama has lost MSNBC, he's lost everything!

I was shocked to see these lines on RealClearPolitics from MSNBC's coverage tonight. Mr. Obama seems more interested in making BP pay monetary damages than physically cleaning up the oil. His only idea for oil cleanup is to not drill at all. A perfect solution in academia where most of Mr. Obama's experience is, but plainly Impractical in the real world. His term cannot end soon enough.

From Real Clear Politics

Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman react to President Obama's Oval Office Address on the oil spill. Here are the highlights of what the trio said:

Olbermann: "It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days."

Matthews compared Obama to Carter.

Olbermann: "Nothing specific at all was said."

Matthews: "No direction."

Howard Fineman: "He wasn't specific enough."

Olbermann: "I don't think he aimed low, I don't think he aimed at all. It's startling."

Howard Fineman: Obama should be acting like a "commander-in-chief."

Matthews: Ludicrous that he keeps saying [Secretary of Energy] Chu has a Nobel prize. "I'll barf if he does it one more time."

Matthews: "A lot of meritocracy, a lot of blue ribbon talk."

Matthews: "I don't sense executive command."

What's Next for the Big 12?

So Texas decided not to flee to the Pac-X and Oklahoma (and Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech) will stay in the Big 12 with them. The conference does need to invite 2 new members to keep the Conference Championship Games scheduled for JerryWorld on track. I'm curious if the ditched members of the old SWC (Houston, Rice, TCU, SMU) will have a chance for an invite. They might consider rejecting an invite on principle but I'm sure there is a revenue target they'd accept for.

Football is driving the bus, so these ideas are based solely on that, not about academic reputation, student body size/composition, etc. I don't know that the non-BCS I-A schools in Arkansas or Louisiana would benefit the Big 12(10). How about Louisville and Memphis? Losing Louisville would hurt the Big East, but that conference's days as a BCS Conference are numbered.