Putting things in perspective
Four years ago a great thing happened, the Red Sox came from behind and made their bitter rivals the New York Yankees take part in a vicious FOUR GAME CHOKE that lead them to the world series which they proceed to win like the Carindals were in fact Turkies.
It was great, really.
But something very bad happened in the year 2004. The United Sates of America, for whatever reason, Elected George W Bush to four more years of Presidency, that's why we're still in Iraq, hell that's why people still say that Iraq is the frontline of the war on Terror when.. well lets not get into that.
Lets look at what brings us together. And there is something that even Yankees and Red Sox fans can probably agree, on. You see the state of New York, and the State of Massachusetts, hell the entire Red Sox nation went as blue as you could please during the election of 2004.
So yeah the Red Sox lost this year and it was a proper Red Sox loss this year, we did not get steamed rolled, we fought to the last out, made some amazing moment, raised the tempo the highest it could go... and then fell short by that much.
But let remember what matters, the Election. It won't be decided by two teams of 18 men, we can all get invovled in it, we can all (who are citizens living in the US and over 18 years of age) vote. Of course that said I live in Maryland, so yeah my vote doesn't count for "that" much but whatever even I can cast a vote to keep my blue state blue.
President Bush claimed to have a Mandate after 2004, he won by 34 votes, or 16 fewer for them, 16 more for us and things would have turned out differently. They call that mandate? Ha! In 1996 Bill Cliton won 379 to 159 votes! In 1992 he won 370 to 168. Those my friends are what we call Mandates.
If we had won Ohio, if we had won Florda, if we had won (snerk) Texas... okay maybe not that last one so much but still.
North Carloina is in play in this election, Virginia is going as the meenies say "Blue!" Ohio is bluish. We're making inrodes in New Mexico and Colerado, who are both worth 14 points put together. Iowa, is going blue, blue bluer and it's worth seven votes.
The Republicans? NH and it's 4 votes is only light blue. They've got nothing new 90% of George Bush a tonic that I'm sending back. Come on democrats, lets go win one that really matters!
It was great, really.
But something very bad happened in the year 2004. The United Sates of America, for whatever reason, Elected George W Bush to four more years of Presidency, that's why we're still in Iraq, hell that's why people still say that Iraq is the frontline of the war on Terror when.. well lets not get into that.
Lets look at what brings us together. And there is something that even Yankees and Red Sox fans can probably agree, on. You see the state of New York, and the State of Massachusetts, hell the entire Red Sox nation went as blue as you could please during the election of 2004.
So yeah the Red Sox lost this year and it was a proper Red Sox loss this year, we did not get steamed rolled, we fought to the last out, made some amazing moment, raised the tempo the highest it could go... and then fell short by that much.
But let remember what matters, the Election. It won't be decided by two teams of 18 men, we can all get invovled in it, we can all (who are citizens living in the US and over 18 years of age) vote. Of course that said I live in Maryland, so yeah my vote doesn't count for "that" much but whatever even I can cast a vote to keep my blue state blue.
President Bush claimed to have a Mandate after 2004, he won by 34 votes, or 16 fewer for them, 16 more for us and things would have turned out differently. They call that mandate? Ha! In 1996 Bill Cliton won 379 to 159 votes! In 1992 he won 370 to 168. Those my friends are what we call Mandates.
If we had won Ohio, if we had won Florda, if we had won (snerk) Texas... okay maybe not that last one so much but still.
North Carloina is in play in this election, Virginia is going as the meenies say "Blue!" Ohio is bluish. We're making inrodes in New Mexico and Colerado, who are both worth 14 points put together. Iowa, is going blue, blue bluer and it's worth seven votes.
The Republicans? NH and it's 4 votes is only light blue. They've got nothing new 90% of George Bush a tonic that I'm sending back. Come on democrats, lets go win one that really matters!