A Battle Brews
The tension of impending conflict grips the historic valleys and the rolling hillsides of south eastern Pennsylvania. Residents are stockpiling supplies and preparing to grapple with both neighbor and foreign invader. I know this from countless interviews and a studious examination of newspaper accounts. Credible media only.
Not only is the Philadelphia-area home to three of the most hotly contested Congressional races in the country and not only will the fight for Senate play out in the form of idiot child and Senator Rick Santorum vs. "My Daddy was Governor" Bob Casey, but starting Sunday...dare I say it? Starting Sunday the Eagles campaign for the Vince Lombardi Trophy begins. Oh, yeah, Governor Rendell is about to kick the shit out of former Steeler Lynn Swann.
The political elections and football games are intertwined. For example in the governor's race, the Birds face off against the Steelers in the form of Rendell and Swann. And in the Senate campaign, western PA, filthy Steeler fans, will back Santorum and in the east, hard working, noble minded Eagles fans, will vote Casey. The capper, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the $16.1 million Republicans and Democrats will spend on television advertising for the suburban Philadelphia Congressional elections, the most expensive single ad will be $65,000 for one 30-second ad during the Eagles game against Jacksonville on CBS Oct. 29. It's the last game before the election and exactly halfway into the team's season. Nov. 5 is a bye week and we will need the time to lick our wounds and sniff over the survivors, searching out the strong and weak.