How Congress got New Orleans to the Super Bowl
Article: "Congress's Team: Deal for Merger Included Saints", NYT.
This article recounts how the NFL-AFL merger, which required Congressional approval, was pushed through only after the NFL agreed to grant an immediate franchise to New Orleans - home of Majority Whip Haley Boggs.
Holding aside the question of why Congress should be involved in how professional sports leagues organize themselves, I think this opens a window into how legislation gets through Congress. Not on the merits, but by which Congressional Power Broker benefits. The general commentary in the mainstream media is about how greedy big business is. I think this shows that nothing magical happens to people who serve in Congress - they are just as much about "What's in it for me?" as people who serve in a Business context. In fact, this may be more insidious because Congress wraps itself in the cloak of "public service" while Business is only about "profits".
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