The Curse of the Mitt
By GAIL COLLINS
NYT
Everybody is talking about the Boston Red Sox and their spectacular, disastrous end-of-season collapse. They had a nine-game lead on Sept. 3! They went 7-20 in September! Blew the final, deciding game at the bottom of the ninth!
For many Americans, this was actually a feel-good story because it didn’t involve the possible loss of a family member’s job or pension. But Red Sox fans are going crazy. How did it happen? Bad managing? Bad pitching? Is the Curse of the Bambino back?
All I want to know is whether we can blame it on Mitt Romney.
Mitt’s been on a roll, knocking over one new challenger after another on the road to the Republican presidential nomination. As soon as they get near him, they seem to go ga-ga.
(More here.)
NYT
Everybody is talking about the Boston Red Sox and their spectacular, disastrous end-of-season collapse. They had a nine-game lead on Sept. 3! They went 7-20 in September! Blew the final, deciding game at the bottom of the ninth!
For many Americans, this was actually a feel-good story because it didn’t involve the possible loss of a family member’s job or pension. But Red Sox fans are going crazy. How did it happen? Bad managing? Bad pitching? Is the Curse of the Bambino back?
All I want to know is whether we can blame it on Mitt Romney.
Mitt’s been on a roll, knocking over one new challenger after another on the road to the Republican presidential nomination. As soon as they get near him, they seem to go ga-ga.
(More here.)
Powered by Blogger
1 Comments:
No no no, it MUST be the fault of Bush. (-;
Post a Comment
<< Home