In Philadelphia yesterday we did the expected and elected Democrats to the positions of District Attorney and City Controller. Across the river in New Jersey they did the unexpected and ousted sitting Governor Jon Corzine, he of the once powerful firm of Goldman Sachs. I believe if Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had to stand for election, he'd be ousted too, so strong is the public revulsion toward big banks and their big bonused bankers. Bloomberg in the Apple, seems to have beat the trend. In Virginia a Republican was elected Governor and people will read in these events some sort of referrendum on Obama's Presidency thus far. I think this is more about the collision of powerful forces, like the Yankees and the Phillies.
The Apple and the Scrapple meet again tonight in game six of what has been a remarkable World Series. Each team takes turns dominating the other, and every pitch hold the promise of disaster or joy. This is what makes baseball such a great game. It is a lot like politics, although politics has more foul balls.
Go Phils!
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