Did President Bush exert himself to move the Expos south, or was it just coincidence that this happened on his watch? Well, the timing is suspicious. In July the Kerry campaign began making noises about challenging Bush in Virginia, normally a safe Republican state. Two months later, the Expos found a home within easy reach of hundreds of thousands of us baseball-hungry swing voters in Northern Virginia. Who knows what messages passed between Karl Rove and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig?
On the other hand . . . no one in the White House has claimed credit for the president getting the Expos. And you know it's not because he's worried about losing friends in Montreal. Heck, a lot of those people speak French.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Obliged to support Bush?
Columnist David Broder is pondering whether he must now support President Bush because five years ago he had vowed to vote for whichever candidate brought baseball to Washington.
