For Certain Reasons

Here is a piece I wrote in February of '08, in case anyone was wondering why I despise Mr. Scandal-of-the-Moment so.

Ugh.

A few days ago I received a response to the email I sent to my jackassed representative about HR 888:

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to affirming our nation's Judeo-Christian heritage. I appreciate hearing from you.

No, seriously - don't dilly-dally around. Just piss me off in the very first sentence with your pathetic attempt at sarcasm. Bag of douche.

As you know, Representative Randy Forbes of Virginia introduced H.Res. 888 on December 18, 2007. I have cosponsored this resolution, which would affirm the significant role that religion and faith have played in the establishment of our country. H.Res. 888 has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for further review.

I know what it is, asshat. That's why I wrote you in the first place. And no, it's not about "affirming the significant role that religion and faith have played in the establishment of our country." It's about revising history to insert christian influence where it never before existed, and ignoring the dominance of classical liberalism in creating a representative democratic republic.

I know the tagline of my blog is "Politics and Pop Culture," but in light of recent events, I'm going to shoehorn "and Sports" in momentarily.  My two favorite sports teams are Notre Dame in college football and Chelsea F.C. in England's top soccer division, the Barclay's Premier League.  For the past couple of years I've been playing around with a theory that borrows the organizational elements of English "football" to solve a longstanding problem in American college football:  crowning an undisputed champion.

Win-loss records presently matter in NCAA football, to be sure, but the methods used to basically settle ties when multiple teams are undefeated or have the same record are ultimately subjective.  Statisticians have composed detailed formulas for rankings and strength of schedule, but no matter how precise and scientific they seem, they will always leave something to be desired.  The best place to determine a champion is on the field of play, and I think I have come up with a system that will do exactly that.