We're thinking that's probably what President Barack Obama was thinking recently as he proudly filled out his pick sheet for this year's NCAA basketball tournament.
Now, don't get us wrong. It's exceedingly cool that our rock star president has the wherewithal to pick college hoops champs live on television.
Like, maybe, fix the economy, or solve foreign crises?
Then again, we're wondering if maybe there's something more at play.
Could it be that the president has found a new way to solve problems in the White House?
Just think about it.
How do you decide which world problem to address today? Well, just put them all into neat little brackets and... voila!
Need to choose how to spend money on new programs? Put 'em in a bracket.
Need to figure out whether existing tyrants or opposition forces should prevail in foreign conflicts? Put 'em head-to-head into brackets and see who wins.
Hey, this is easy. And totally fun.
So much fun, in fact, that we could see other politicians using it.
Governor Patrick, do you need to decide which new upstart company Massachusetts should invest in this week? Put 'em in a bracket. (Note: Evergreen Solar was his number one seed, but it got knocked out in the first round. Maybe next year.)
Massachusetts Legislature, do you need a plan for how people should get jobs in the probation department? We could just put 'em all into brackets...
Well, maybe not.
Sadly, most of life's problems don't get solved this way. They take leadership, not brackets, to address them successfully.
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