For myself, I would much prefer to be stuck with Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament, than stuck with George Bush in the White House. It is the difference between losing your wallet at a cock fight and losing all your credit cards forever, along with your job and your house and your ability to earn enough money to pay off your sports-gambling debts or even a six-pack on game day. . .
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author prefers the disappointment of a sports loss over the lasting damage he believes a specific political leader would cause.
- In plain terms
- Losing a game is better than losing your future and job because of a bad president.
- What can you take from it?
- Political choices often matter more than personal or recreational disappointments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What weighs more on you: personal loss or national policy?
- How do you measure political risk?
Another view
Sports outcomes and political outcomes are not directly comparable in impact.
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