Predictably, just about every politician out there felt compelled to issue a comment, press release or tweet of congratulations to the national champion UConn Huskies. (You can check out their Twitter feeds on tweetct.org.)
“By winning their 2nd straight and 7th overall national championship, our unbeaten Lady Huskies have shown the country what it means to be the ‘Top Dog’ of women’s college basketball,” Joe Lieberman said in a press release that is typical of the accolades heaped on the Huskies.
Among those lauding the team is Peter Schiff, the guy who famously told Hearst Newspapers’ Neil Vigdor on Sunday that he is running a national campaign.
“It’s not Connecticut focused because what I want to do affects the entire nation. Some people might think, `Why are people in California concerned about Connecticut?’ Well, because the vote of a Connecticut senator affects them,” said Schiff, who has raised significant sums from out-of-state donors.
But today, Schiff bleeds Husky blue just like the rest of Connecticut. “UConn defeats Stanford 53-47 for NCAA women’s title and 78th straight win. Way to go Huskies!!” he said on Twitter.
By the way, the broker/pundit/author from Weston lived in California for a time and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, across the bay from Stanford.