I'm no member of Obama Nation, as my friends will tell you. But I was sad that he missed a great opportunity when he didn't show up at the Brown-Penn game on Saturday.

True, I don't know for sure if he was in the state, but there was a rumor going around as the fans filed into the Pizzitola Center that Mr. Obama would make an appearance. Could he, should he, would he?, the crowd was whispering. With the Rhode Island polls set to close at 9 p.m. tonight, it made sense. There were 1,727 people already gathered in one place, plus a few hundred more Brown fans watching the hockey game against Union a few hundred yards away. (Ivy Leaguers with deep pockets and liberal inclinations, too.) Plus, as we've been reminded, he has another link to Brown hoops.

No dice, which was too bad. The Bears won the hockey game; no shock. But they also dealt Penn its fifth Ivy loss on the hardwood, by the biggest margin ever, and propelled themselves a step closer to the NIT.

Obama would have been happy. It was change we could believe in.

Tags: barack obama, Brown

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