As Joe Biden's legislative agenda threatens to go off the rails this week bcause of Democratic infighting and the US government hurtles toward defaulting on its debts due to Republican obstruction it is increasingly hard to pay attention to the news. It is too depressing.
Instead, I have allowed a long time obsession to distract me. I have been watching the NY Yankee season unspool for the last several weeks and feeling the rush of the pennant race. Realistically, I know the team has relatively little chance to hoist the championship trophy, but the leisurely pace of the baseball season allows for an extended adrenaline rush as each game becomes more significant.
In politics, you are never quite sure if the Senator or Representative who professes allegiance to the administration's programs is sincere or a sellout to the lobbyists who throng the Capitol. Baseball players, whatever their politics play their hearts out between the lines and you can count on an honest if not necessarily great performance. Go Yankees!
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