Baracketology

Like every other office in America, THE WEEKLY STANDARD is busy putting the final touches on the brackets for our NCAA pool. This year, however, we’ve added a new wrinkle: An entry into the pool for President Obama, reflecting his picks. The only question is: What do we do with the pot if President Obama wins? A few possibilities suggest themselves: * The Booby Prize: If Obama wins, all players are refunded their entry donation. * The Socialist Option: If Obama wins, give the money to the lowest paid staffer. * The Communist Option: The entire pot is given to the player who finishes last. * The Save the World Option: Use the money to install energy efficient lightbulbs in the office. * The Save America Option: Hold the money in escrow to be donated to the President’s 2012 challenger. Reader suggestions are welcome… From reader JA:

Actually, the Communist Option should be that the managers in the office split the winnings among themselves and claim they did so on behalf of the people.

From reader CE:

How about the “Obama Appointee” option, and the person running the pool can keep the money for themselves and then when the winner comes looking for their winnings, they can plead ignorance that they didn’t know that’s what happens at the end of the contest. (even though it’s the same person who has ran it for the last five years and would like to start weekly Lotto drawing for the office)

From reader JB:

The Nancy Pelosi option: Spend the winnings to hire more civilian federal employees, and double the pot by taking an equal amount from the Defense budget.

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