Saturday, October 30, 2004
Kerry Responds to Matt
No, John Kerry didn't finally respond to the many letters I wrote him last winter telling him, as his current boss, to remember to show up for his current job even though he's looking for a new job.
Instead, I found a quote from the good "Senator," which responds directly to my online poll. I asked my readers (few though they be) whether they would rather have their candidate of choice win the Presidency, or their sports team of choice win the championship. In August of this year, "Sen." Kerry said:
(Gosh, I hope this doesn't count as another baseball-related post! I already promised I wouldn't do that again. No, this is a POLITICAL post. Political. Baseball is only mentioned as a means to my ends of making political commentary. Yeah.)
Instead, I found a quote from the good "Senator," which responds directly to my online poll. I asked my readers (few though they be) whether they would rather have their candidate of choice win the Presidency, or their sports team of choice win the championship. In August of this year, "Sen." Kerry said:
We’ve been waiting since 1918 for the Boston Red Sox to win the World Series, and . . . if I had a choice between the White House and the World Series this year, I’m going to take the White House. How's that?How's that? That sounds pretty egotistical to me. Putting your own personal ambition before the happiness of millions of fans in Red Sox Nation! Here's hoping you can't have your cake and eat it too, "Senator."
(Gosh, I hope this doesn't count as another baseball-related post! I already promised I wouldn't do that again. No, this is a POLITICAL post. Political. Baseball is only mentioned as a means to my ends of making political commentary. Yeah.)
