Why the Yankees' loss to the Red Sox could be bad news for George W. Bush

[Bluebear]

...I’d argue that the Red Sox come-from-behind victory over George Steinbrenner’s Yankees is an omen of what will (OK, might) happen on Election Day.

If the Houston Astros win the National League pennant, setting up a Texas-Massachusetts World Series, everyone in the political world will focus on the baseball metaphor, if for no other reason than to keep them from talking about “profound diversions” and “global tests.” But the real struggle is already over. Even if the Red Sox lose the World Series, they have already fought the power—and won.

And make no mistake: Bush-Cheney ’04 is the power—the team with the home-field advantage, the team that represents continuity, team that the smart money is still betting on.

The team that choked? .....


When the Sox were losing and he wasn’t hitting, Johnny Damon looked like one of those longhaired Vietnam War protesters that Kerry used to hang out with. (While the Yankees’ Kevin Brown appeared like a well-scrubbed spokesmen for the Republican National Committee). But after he drove in six runs in Game 7, Damon’s hippie look is cool again—and Bush’s attack on Kerry as a dangerous Northeastern liberal is sounding a bit tinny.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6301121/site/newsweek

The whole subtext of the Bush campaign is to make “Massachusetts” into a code word for un-American values. That’s harder now, in Red Sox Nation.'

[Diana52]

1. George

One George down, one George to go.

[DAGDA56]

2. You didn't grab me until the last sentence...

...around the country (not just in Red Sox Nation) the idea is that there's nothing wrong with a President from Massachusetts, if a Massachusetts team can play in the most American of sporting events. (apart from the Super Bowl...but then, they did that too didn't they?)