Frontrunner for Quote of the Year

I KNOW IT'S only February, but remember the name Harry Markopolis when you're picking the best quote of 2009. Markopolis is the guy who helped blow the whistle on the
Bernard Madoff financial scandal that has hit most corners of the globe (including some very big French banks). Markopolis testified before the U.S. Congress today and was asked why the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) didn't do more to figure out the Madoff scandal. He answered by saying this about the SEC investigative team (these are the guys who are supposed to make sure financial institutions are legit):

If you flew the entire SEC staff to Boston and sat them in Fenway Park they wouldn't be able to find first base.

Zinger!

It's a very American reference, I know, but I can't help but get a fuzzy feeling anytime baseball and politics mix. What could be better? Fenway Park, for those of you who don't know, is where the Boston Red Sox baseball team plays. First base is, well, first base. I don't know how else to explain that one.
CJS