What the Democrats and the Detroit Tigers Have In Common
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(Cross posted at Daily Kos)
In keeping with the tone of baseball triumphalism around here lately, I'm including a tidbit from The Note, wherein they float one of their cute, fictional memos to make a point about what the Democrats should do between now and November 7. It's "from" Begala, Carville, Greenberg, et. al. and is addressed to "Leader Pelosi:"
Not bad advice, actually. Then -- surprise! -- they close with this nugget:
- Let's keep our candidates focused ("like a laser beam") on the national "meta" narrative of this campaign -- change v. more of the same. [...]
- Play offense every hour of every day for the next three weeks. [...]
- Act like winners. [...]
Let's follow the trajectory of the Detroit Tigers . . . given up for dead last year . . . surprising everyone with a great summer . . . An early fall swoon . . . followed by a late autumn charge to the World Series . . . good pitching beats good hitting . . . let's keep throwing the high heat at their heads.Right -- keep them from crowding the plate; make them think twice about digging in. I like it! Now all we have to do is make it happen.
Oh, and the Democrats have to win, too.
I'm just saying.
". . . good pitching beats good hitting . . . let's keep throwing the high heat at their heads."
Two question: 1. How long have I been saying this? 2. How much do these guys get paid?
1. How long have I been saying this? 2. How much do these guys get paid?
You've been saying it since Day One. And those wankers at The Note get paid entirely too much (whatever the amount).