Where there’s life, there’s hope
I finally figured out the two perfect sports metaphors (I hope) for this election. First, the hubris of the famous Cal-Stanford game in 1982:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY[/youtube]
Second, the women’s snowboard race in the last Olympics, during which Lindsey Jacobellis got cocky, performed an unnecessary jump, and lost the lead:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThQ1po1JLU&feature=related[/youtube]
Remember, folks, it ain’t over ’til it’s over.