Among the nation’s continuing struggles to pass a new healthcare bill, there seems to be a more pressing issue at hand: Kansas or Kentucky? The President seems to think Kansas. It’s March Madness time, America!

It’s no secret that President Obama is a baller (what some refer to as a basketball player). What better way is there to relieve the daily pressures of running the United States of America than shooting some hoops?

It should be no surprise that Obama found the time to fill out his bracket again this year. I’m not quite sure what’s funnier, ESPN dubbing the process “Barack-etology” or the angry responses the Republicans are giving him for taking a measly five minutes of his day to fill out a pool.

How did the President fare last year? He was only able to pick one of the Final Four teams correctly, but somehow managed to place in the top 20% of all brackets completed in ESPN’s 2009 pool.

Reflecting back on last year’s results:

“I got killed in my bracket during the first round. I ended up picking the winner, but the first round just killed me.”

Courtesy of ESPN, we have the President’s picks for this year:

Or if you’re too lazy to watch, you can find his completed bracket here.

According to Obama, Temple loses in the first round to Cornell and Villanova rolls to the Final Four. It’s only a matter of time until the haters can be critical of his picks, but one thing is for certain, the man knows his basketball and that’s something that not even the Republicans can take away from him.

Side Note: We contacted former President, George W. Bush, about his picks. Initially he chose UConn, but we had to inform him that they didn’t make it into the tournament this year. Instead, he’s going with Texas A&M…obviously.