Pejmanesque

HANDS ACROSS PARTISAN DIVIDES

In response to this post, the estimable Professor Jeff Cooper wrote the following in my comments section:

. . . I promise to root for the Cubs tonight. Unless you worry that my doing so (as a Mets fan) might curse them. In which case, I will root for the Braves.

Now, this presents something of a dilemma. The Mets are certainly cursed, and what's more, they deprived the '69 Cubs of what should have been rightfully theirs. In addition, while the good Professor Cooper has many virtues, he is a registered Democrat with quite liberal tendencies. How exactly can a Mets-loving Democrat make common cause with a conservative/libertarian Republican Cubs-lover like me?

But then, I realized that this is our chance to create a new and grand coalition. One that sets aside partisan concerns in both politics and sports in order to achieve the higher cause of seeing the Cubs win. This could bring us together as a people, allowing us to achieve a miasma of bliss and universal oneness so as to herald a new dawn for humanity.

Imagine all the people
living for today . . .

So Professor Cooper, I welcome your support for the Cubs. Many thanks for your graciousness and generosity of spirit. Welcome to the bandwagon.

And if--God forbid!--the Cubs end up failing to win the World Series, we'll now be able to blame bad Mets karma.