Why didn't Barack Obama get voted into the Hall of Fame?

WHY DID THIS GUY NOT GET VOTED IN TO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME???

Because clearly Barack Obama has done enough in his short time in office, after inheriting the mess he inherited, to merit election to the Hall of Fame.

Obviously the people who vote for the Nobel Peace Prize are smarter than the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voting members. That may not be a tough hurdle to overcome since the BBWAA are clearly not smarter than a fifth-grader.

OK, the results are in. Congratulations to "The Hawk", Andre Dawson. Now let's get to the fun part, bashing the BBWAA for who DID NOT get in, rather than have a celebration over who DID get in.

And isn't this what's wrong with the Baseball Hall of Saints....er, Hall of Fame?

The Football Hall of Fame seems to be able to induct 8-10-12 guys each year and their induction ceremony turn into an annual celebration of the game and it's participants.

Baseball's voting and induction ceremony turns into a Red State-Blue State, political bitch-fest over who did not get in and why they got shafted. It detracts from the poor guys who will get in this year--Dawson, Whitey Herzog, Doug Harvey. We will spend as much or more time bitching about how Blyleven got shafted again, or how come they didn't first ballot Barry Larkin or Tim Raines, or why a designated hitter like Edgard Martinez didn't get in, or the morality play inherent in Mark McGwire's numbers. And don't even get me started on Pete Rose or Shoeless Joe Jackson or Don Mattingly and Thurman Munson for that matter. Do you see what I mean?

The closest football gets to that is the Art Monk debate.

And basketball is even better. They induct from the pros, college ball, women's basketball, referees, owners, everybody gets in. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the Basketball HOF constructs a new wing for the greatest mascots and cheerleaders to gain induction. Hold on, I might be on to something.....a cheerleader's HOF? Hmmmmm.



Oh, darn it. I see there is a Cheerleader's Hall of Fame, but I understand they do not have a permanent home. Now there is a cause I could see a lot of folks lining up to get behind, finding a permanent home for homeless cheerleaders.