For this blog I get to combine two of my favorite things: sports and politics. I also like movies and pizza and puppies but we’ll save those for another blog.
Another spring season brings another ‘will he come back?’ waiting game. Brett Favre has yet to make a decision on whether he’ll come back, blah blah blah, weighing options, yada yada, make up his mind soon. But this year good ‘ol Brett has some competition. Former Governor Tommy Thompson says he may get back into politics. He is still trying to decide if he will run against Senator Russ Feingold this year. So I’m wondering, which waiting game is more intreguing? Let’s compare.
Tommy - Former Cabinet member under George W. Bush
Brett - Former Packer
Point Brett. I don’t think I have to go into why people care about a Packer more than a politician.
Tommy - Former Presidential candidate
Brett - Former Presidential candidate. Well, not really, but I know a lot of Wisconsinites wanted him to run for President, and he probably would have won the state.
Point Tommy. He was actually in the race.
Tommy - Still very popular and generally liked here in Wisconsin.
Brett - Whew, this is a tough one. I would say he’s still extremely popular and generally liked by HALF the state. The other half just gets filled with rage and foams at the mouth when you bring up his name.
Point Tommy. The rage and foaming thing makes me nervous.
Tommy - Chance of winning if he comes back
Brett - Boy, if I thought the last one was tough. Brett always has a CHANCE of winning, but he also has a chance of absolutely murdering his team in a mind-blowing way when you need him most.
Point Tommy. For Tommy to choke as bad as Brett, he would have to call in bomb threats to polling place in which he is favored on election day, thus snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
And finally…
Tommy - Has a decent chance of actually coming back.
Brett - Don’t even get me started.
Point Brett. The indecision is dramatic, I guess.
Result: Brett wins. I know Tommy has more points, but I think most people care about the Brett drama more. Even though this year people are keeping a low profile, pretending they don’t care, they do. There is an added variable this year, half the midwest cares because they want him back, the other half cares because they want him out. Sorry Tommy.
More Later