The Phillies are up 3-1. How long before we start hearing about symbolic connections between a Philadelphia win and an Obama victory? Tampa -- suburban sprawl, rampant consumerism, credit cards, a totem to everything that's gone wrong in America lately. Philly -- our original capital, birthplace of the Constitution, home of the Liberty Bell. A Philadelphia win would be a metaphorical rebirth for our country, one made real by an Obama presidency. It's probably already out there, I just haven't stumbled across it.
My personal favorites, however, are the goofy coincidences and statistics that 'prove' a certain party's victory. Hey, did you know that when leap year falls during a presidential election year and the National League team in the World Series wears red against an expansion team that is less than five years old, the Democrats always win the election?
I have a better interpretative model. Since both teams are comprised of multi-millionaires and one team is guaranteed a victory, it means the game is rigged to ensure that multi-millionaires always win. What could be a better metaphor for America than that?
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