My good friend Tom Harrison wants to hear my reaction to last night’s debate and here it is:
I did not watch it. I went for a walk and then I went to bed. The whole enterprise is designed so that neither candidate will really do too well or too badly. Also, the race is so polarizing as it is, I doubt many of the “swing voters,” that people insist exist, will make a decision based on these affairs. I have a feeling the best way to determine which the direction the election will go (all things being equal, i.e. no Islamist evil on our shores) is to watch a particular cable channel. No, not Fox News or CNN. I think it will be The Weather Channel that will present the best indicator of who will win the election. If it is cold and rainy/icy in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and the other swing (formerly bellwether) states it means Bush will probably get a second term. Decent weather gives Kerry a shot. How is that for Inside the Beltway analysis?
SO, NOW WHAT?
Brenda congratulated me on the Expos coming to D.C. in her blog yesterday and wondered aloud what the blog would be about now. I answered her question in a comment (published twice for some reason) with the entry. I am half joking there, though I really think Marion Barry will be elected again.
ONLY ONE DAY UNTIL KICKOFF
Zemaitis: Defense must carry load – CDT
It is going to be a tough load this week, Minnesota averages over 500 yards a game.
Heather Dinich – Balanced Big Ten tougher on PSU – CDT
A column that basically says, “well, duh, the Big11Ten is tough.”
Nittany Lions face Gophers, problems – CDT
Problems, nothing but problems.Big plays are elusive for Lions – Patriot-News
We have noticed that too, they really need to make something happen, which will be tough with Mike Robinson. Hey, stranger things have happened.
David Jones – Gophers’ line one to watch – Patriot-News
Sounds like a long day for the defense.
David Jones – Paterno still remembers it’s college – Patriot-News
Dave Jones sides with Paterno on something. Really.
Penn State: A bothersome trend Lions hope to eliminate – Post-Gazette
Penn State’s defense is giving up TD drives to start the second half, which has buried the team in the last two road trips. Also see, Football Q & A.
Golden Gophers running roughshod over competition – The Morning Call
More about the #3 offense in Division I-A.
Lunch is just about over, so I have to sign off. More tomorrow, probably late morning.