Tomorrow We're All Undefeated Again

As y'all know, I'm all about using (arbitrary?) litmus tests to categorize and classify people. One of my top ones is whether or not people realize how amazing football is. Unfortunately, I currently live in a house where I am the only one that can see it for it's true brilliance. Fucking pussies.

Many of the useful life lessons I use everyday come from this great institution.

• "It's all about the yards after the catch."
• "You play to win the game."
• "On any given Sunday, any team is capable of defeating any other team... THAT'S why they play the game."

Some of you haters might enjoy this quote more:

• "Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings."

Do you know who said that? Conservative political columnist George Will. Either you're with us or you're with him. Where do you stand?

That said, those of you who are still with me, let me get to the actual subject of this post. During the Super Bowl, the NFL plays this great commercial with all of the players from teams that fell short of the Super Bowl singing "Tomorrow, Tommorrow, It's Only A Day Away" from "Annie." The commercial ends with text on the screen with the simple message:

"Tomorrow We're All Undefeated Again"

Doesn't that just give you chills? I guess I should stop pretending that I'm writing toward an audience that actaully appreciates my rambling about the NFL and get to my point.

Politics
Wednesday was November 2nd. Exactly one year since Election Day 2004. At this time last year, I was completely inconsolable and barely able to function. It really did feel like a close friend or family member had died. The Republicans increased their lead across the country and there was even talk of a "permanent Republican majority." It seemed as if there was no way we could ever win.

Oh, how things have changed:

• The president's DISAPPROVAL rating is 60% (47% STRONGLY DISAPPROVE)
• Iraq war OPPOSITION rating is 60% (67% DISAPPROVE of Bush's handling of war)
• Bush MISLED PUBLIC in case for war: 55%
  
• War on Terror: NOT SATISFIED rating is 47%
• Economy in BAD shape: 65%
• Country on WRONG TRACK: 68%
• Bush Honesty and Trustworthy? NO: 58%
• Bush understands problems of ppl like you: NO: 66%
• Republican UNFAVORABLE rating is 50% (Dems is only 36%)
  
• The House Majority Leader Tom Delay INDICTED
• Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist UNDER INVESTIGATION
• Social Security Privatization KILLED
• VP's Chief of Staff INDICTED
• President's top adviser UNDER INVESTIGATION
• 2006 Outlook: Democrats 45, Republicans 32 (23% undecided)

In hindsight, Kerry losing is one of the best things to ever happen to the Democratic Party. Bush has to deal with all the problems he created in his first term and voters will get the "six-year itch" and come begging back to the Dems in '06.

Bottom line: Don't lose the forest for the trees. Or maybe, everybody punts.

Oh, and Happy Birthday to the Jew. Just to let you know, here are some of the things you're safe from on your day of birth:
Being Glued to A Toilet at Home Depot
Recieving A Bag of Feces For Halloween
Ramming Your Head Into A Locker (right-click, then download)
Having an Army Recruiter Call You After You Record An Anti-Bush Answering Machine Message and Cuss You The Fuck Out (right-click, then download - mp3)
And finally, a masterpiece simply entitled, "That's what asshole friends are for" (right click, download).

And this is unrelated but just plain funny.

Happy Birthday Mike.