A Sports Look Into This Election

This election has seemed to have dragged on for about two years now. It all started back when we first heard Hillary Clinton was going to make a run for the White House. But many people are still very undecided and probably do not know who they are going to vote for until they have already done it and cannot change their minds.

So let me break things down for you in a sports sense so us folks who are less than interested in what goes on the front page of the Times, Post or USA Today. All we care about is that section that says "SPORTS" at the top.

Your choices this year are John McCain, the 72-year-old Republican Senator from Arizona, and Barack Obama, the 47-year-old new kid on the block Democrat Senator of Illinois.

I'm sure you've heard about all of those thirty second television and radio ads you can handle by now and you are probably wondering where I am going with this. I am going to attempt to show you the two sides of the spectrum in this campaign so when you go to the polls on Tuesday, please get out and vote by the way, you will have a better understanding what kind of decision you are making.

First let us take a look at the "Maverick" John McCain. He is a little bit like Brett Favre. He has been around forever and has more experience, comfort, and poise in the pocket than you have ever seen. Sure he makes his slips ups from time to time going against what the coaches suggest and throws up a few hail-mary passes, which either make him look like a genius or they get intercepted and he looks like a fool. Like Favre, he is on his last stop in his great career and has many records to show for it, but his love for his job keeps him wanting to progress and keep coming back. Favre may only be able to give you one or two more good seasons, but you know what to expect from that same old guy that everyone loves and he has shown constantly that he is a winner.

Next comes the "Voice of Change" Barack Obama. He is the polar opposite of McCain much like Aaron Rodgers was to Favre. He is the new guy. Fresh off the bench of a dramatic victory in the off-season. Both Rodgers and Obama had to overcome huge obstacles to get where they are today. Rodgers had to take the place of possibly the great statistical quarterback ever. Obama had to move around most of his early life and fight through not having his real father around who left his mother to move back to Kenya. Like Rodgers, Obama record is unproven. He had a good showing at the state legislative level like Rodgers did at California. They both have taken a few snaps but fresh into really their first true seasons, nobody really knows how they will perform. But they are both fundamentally prepared for what comes at them and always keep their eyes down field.

So the questions still remains...who do you pick?

Do you take the older proven winner who can help you win now but only has a few drops of gas left in the tank? Do you take the unproven nobody who has studied this position for years and risk your entire organization on him but come out for the long term?

I guess we will find out on Tuesday. Happy Voting!