College Lacrosse Divisions Shifting

A Big East conference has been made for mens lacrosse. Recently joining Towson, Drexel, Delaware, and Hofstra are Penn State and U Mass for the 2010 season. The conference will have an automatic qualifier for the championship tournament. Drexel has risen as a top team in the nation as well as U Mass. It will be interesting to see how the fire power of these schools will work out when they play each other. Towson, Delaware, Hofstra, and Penn State all have solid programs and can compete for a spot in the tournament. Penn State and U Mass will help fill the hole that was made by the departure of Villanova, Sacred Heart, and Robert Morris. Loyola is on the edge waiting to hear a decision about where they will be placed for the upcoming and 2010 season. The Big East just upgraded its level of competition and it should be an interesting season. 

Senator Harkin's Re-election

It is getting closer to re-election time for Senator Harkin. He is searching for supporters and has found veterans of foreign wars in his favor. Harkin recently launched his first television ad of the campaign. As a strong supporter of the veterans and armed forces, it is no surprise that the VFW-PAC (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Political Action Committee) have chosen to support Harkin in the upcoming election. A jet pilot for five years in the 1960's, Harkin says he is "honored to receive the endorsement". With a very short time before the election, it will be interesting to see how this support helps Harkin and if re-election is evident. 

Tom Harken on McCain Visit

The McCain administration visited Iowa, home of Senator Tom Harken (D). Senator Harken was outraged when McCain and Palin chose to talk about the economy. Iowa's biofuel production is the fastest growing sector in the state and revitalizing rural communities. McCain missed an important topic to the state of Iowa, and could prove to be an issue later in the election. When you read the article, you have to imagine if Harken would have said this if he was a Republican, or rather if Obama was there talking about the same topics. Does the fact that he's a Democrat override some of the statements? Is there some bias in this? I say so, and think there is too many biased remarks in politics. Was it this wrong of McCain to talk about our struggling economy instead of Iowa's biofuels? Although it was a small mistake by McCain, did Senator Harken make it bigger than it should have been?