Ringside Politics With A Punch

In the politically correct world of sports today, it is no surprise that the media went crazy in praising Jason Collins, the first gay professional athlete to go public. Collins is a 7 foot free agent center who is a 34 year old journeyman in the NBA. He only averages a few points a game and is used sparingly, but, today, he is a household name. After his announcement, Collins was greeted with overwhelming support. He received a phone call from both President Obama and former President Clinton. Among the thousands of supportive tweets he received were positive messages from the First Lady and his college classmate Chelsea Clinton. Collins was besieged by requests for media interviews and had to admit that he was humbled by the strong show of encouragement. Collins does not have to worry about any type of discrimination. As an openly gay professional athlete, Collins will be given more opportunities in the NBA and will likely receive lucrative endorsement ...

It is not looking good for the Democrats as the party attempts to retain the Senate and gain control of the House in the upcoming mid-term elections. Today, it was announced that Montana Senator Max Baucus, a six term incumbent, will retire at the end of his term in 2014. He becomes the sixth Democrat to announce his retirement, giving the Republicans a great chance of taking over the majority in the U.S. Senate. Currently, there are 45 Republicans in the Senate and 55 Senators who caucus with the Democrats. Historically, the mid-term election is a good one for the party that is out of power. For example, the final mid-term election of the George W. Bush administration was a disaster for the incumbent Republicans. As we move closer to the 2014 election, the President will be aggressively campaigning for Democratic candidates, trying to convince voters to give his party complete control of Congress. Here is the problem for the Democ...