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Here's a random (and brief!) piece of reflection I just shared with a Facebook friend regarding last night's presidential election results. See what you think of it.


In thinking about how this election panned out, my mind keeps going to the NBA. It's like American is a struggling franchise that's had a losing regular season record and missed the playoffs several years in a row. It has a lottery pick as a result, yet only a modest amount of cap space available to dabble in free agency. They could try to solve their personel problems by bringing in a solid yet aging veteran (McCain) who's not likely to make a huge impact on the team's situation but the GM and coach know what they're getting. Or they could place their hopes on a high-profile draft pick (Obama) whose college career points to huge potential but whose ability to be a great pro isn't certain. The franchise, at the end of its rope after years of poor team performance, goes with the high potential rookie over the aging but solid veteran. The people in the front office are taking a risk, but if the draft pick lives up to his potentional, the best possible results will be realized.