The John McCain Loser's Gallery.
This is the John McCain Loser's Gallery. As the news states, George Bush has hit all-time lows in popularity at 25%. Yet, John McCain is campaigning for a third term for Bush so that he can continue the McCain Doctrine of Perpetual Warfare. But in reality, John McCain and the Republicans are setting themselves up to be some of the biggest all-time losers in US history. With that in mind, here is the John McCain Loser's Gallery, with various losers who were only in it for themselves and never for others.
Isaiah Thomas:
The Isaiah Thomas 25-year Rebuilding Plan for the Knicks and the John McCain 100-year Rebuilding Plan for Iraq look awfully familiar.
Wal-Mart Royals:
This once-proud sports franchise, which was once a model for how small-market teams should operate, is now the laughingstock of the major leagues. We know how Wal-Mart has done hundreds of thousands of people out of work with their ruthless pushing for free-trade agreements and their running mom and pop stores out of business. We know about their horror stories of wage suppression, frivolous lawsuits against people, and their refusal to allow unions in the workplace. What is not as well-know is how Wal-Mart also destroyed what used to be known as the Kansas City Royals.
Ever since owner David Glass took over, they have become nothing more than a cash cow for Mr. Glass while the players on the field play like they don't care. And why should they? They are playing in a system that rewards mediocrity -- if you ever perform at a high level of play, out the door you go. I could create an all-star lineup of players who the Wal-Mart Royals let go because they would get overpaid otherwise. We were told over and over again that the Wal-Mart Royals were committing to a youth movement -- only to see them trade off their best players in order to get more money. And then, they wonder why they have trouble drawing more than 10,000 people to a game.
And this year's bunch, after teasing people by sweeping the Tigers to start the season, has turned into the same old Wal-Mart Royals of past years -- one game, they forgot the number of outs there were and ran off the field. Another game, they choked away a 5-run lead in the 9th and lost in extra inning. Another game, the runner trying to score slowed up to watch the play at second; the guy at second overran the bag and got tagged out, meaning that the tying run did not count. Had he run at full speed, he would have scored. Another game, the shortstop jogged towards the bag at second on a potential double play ball, resulting in no play.
Deprived of its talent, the last year of the Spiders team was the worst in major league history, as the club finished 20-134 (.130) and lost 40 of their last 41 games of the season. The 1899 Cleveland team trailed 84 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Superbas. Cleveland was 35 games behind the next-to-last (11th) place Washington club.
Due to lackluster attendance, other NL teams refused to travel to Cleveland's park. The Spiders were thus forced to play the final 36 games of the season on the road, of which they lost 35. In so doing, they set a number of negative records, including one that is truly unbreakable due to baseball's schedule: 109 road losses.
The 1899 Spiders were 11-109 (.092) on the road, and 9-25 (.265) at home. The team's longest winning streak of the season was two games, which they accomplished once: on May 20 and May 21. Spiders opponents scored ten or more runs 49 times in 154 games. Pitchers Jim Hughey (4-30) and Charlie Knepper (4-22) tied for the team lead in wins. 6,088 fans paid for Spider home games in 1899, an average attendance of 179 per game.
Don't worry, it could always be worse...
George Bush:
'Nuff said...
Dick Cheney:
Michael Brown:
Joe Lieberman:
We include this Greek historic figure, the mastermind of the ill-fated Athenian invasion of Syracuse, as a warning. He was an extremely charismatic figure, and he advanced a lot of the same arguments for invading Syracuse that John McCain would likely advance to justify an invasion of Iran. Unbelievably, after the failure of that invasion, he was able to get back in the good graces of the Athenians and was able to keep them from falling for another decade. But the invasion of Syracuse turned out to be the beginning of the end of the very country from which we have derived so much of our political and legal system.
And in the same way, we must take heed and avoid the same mistakes that the Athenians made. In their reckless bid for Empire, they ended up squandering all their youth, wealth, ships, and resources. And in the same regard, the McCain Doctrine of Perpetual Warfare is squandering our resources at the very time that we need them more than ever to end our dependence on foreign oil. One man this November is on the right side of history. The other is on the wrong side.
it really is crazy when one thinks about it. good post.
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