NFL Sunday and Election Tuesday

The one sports guys will be talking about tomorrow is the Green Bay Packers over the Washington football team. Since FDR's first term, the incumbent or incumbent's party wins reelection when the Washington team wins its last home game before the election. Today was that game and Washington lost. Omen: Kerry.

Some may find the opposite symbolism in the fact that New England's 21 game winning streak---the longest in NFL history---ended today. Omen against Kerry? Maybe, but trust me, the practical effect is good. Because it was the Pittsburgh Steelers who won at home over New England, in the most significant Steelers victory in years. Which is going to make people very upbeat in Pittsburgh. If New England had won, some sourpusses might have taken it out on Kerry on Tuesday. But this victory restores the natural order: the Steelers win, and Pittsburgh votes Democrat.