What’s Important?

Seems like I have no idea what’s important any more. As a kid, I always knew what was important to me. Sure it was all focused on me. That’s a kid’s world where everything revolves around them. For a kid, that’s ok.

Well, seems like the House Energy and Commerce Committee's commerce, trade and consumer protection subcommittee hearing has some important stuff to discuss. Is it how to protect the consumer from poorly designed electrical components that kills its' users, or setting up more equitable trade between us and other countries so that our dollars don’t mostly flow out of the US?

Nope. It is college football.

Yep, lawmakers are pressing college football officials to switch the Bowl Championship Series to a playoff series. Orrin Hatch of Utah, put the BCS on the agenda for the Judiciary's antitrust subcommittee this year. Rep. Joe Barton of Texas has introduced legislation that would prevent the NCAA from labeling a game a national championship unless it's the outcome of a playoff system

Any one that follows college football has an opinion on this. If you had a local team you felt should have made it into this series, you probably have a fanatic opinion on this.

But is it important?

Rep. Joe Barton noted that the BCS should drop the "C" from its name because it doesn't represent a true championship. “Call it the 'BS' system," he said.

Am I wrong in thinking that this brouhaha with Congress is the real ‘BS’?

Today's important stories revolve around:

• Congress approves $3.4 Trillion budget
• the Swine Flu (health care)
• a diet aid that kills it’s users (the FDA)
• A war in Iraq
• A war in Afghanistan
• A car maker declaring bankruptcy
• Mexican drug lords moving to New Mexico
• Immigrants push for reforms at May Day rallies.
• Home prices drop 18% in Feb
• Losses From ATM Skimming (capturing data off customers' bank cards at ATMs) Total $1 Billion a Year.

This does not include any of the bigger picture stories that simply did not make it into the news recently.

Maybe there are more important things that Congress could be doing instead of figuring out the BCS. But that’s just me. I obviously don’t know what is important anymore.

Diskeeper knows what is important।

See what Windows IT Pro has to say about why Diskeeper is important: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/49072/disk-fragmentation-more-than-just-a-performance-killer.html