That's Why We Play The Game
There have been suggestions made, by those not wise in the ways of competition and sports, that we should skip all these playoff contests and go right to the final showdown to pick the best guest on the Hugh Hewitt radio show. After all we know that it's going to be Mark Steyn and James Lileks in the finals don't we? And we know that the higher seeds will always end up winning anyway so why bother?
Just ask John Eastman. He emerged from the preliminary round as a #12 seed and going up against the fifth seeded Frank Gaffney no one gave him much of a chance. But the law talking guy shocked the world by not only beating Frank, but crushing him with 61% of the vote. That ladies and gentlemen is why we play the game. On any given internet poll....
The other winner in the South Regional was John Campbell who apparently was able to juice the wheels enough to down Professor Bainbridge. It was a noble effort Professor, and I trust that you will drown your sorrows with a fine bottle of wine.
That brings us to the East, where #8 seed, Claudia Rosett faces off against the #9 seed, David Allen White in what likely will be a very close contest. And Erwin Chemerinsky, the plucky #16 seed, will see if he can fill the slippers of Cinderella (I'm not talking about what he likes to wear on Saturday night) as he takes on Goliath, #1 seed Mark Steyn.
Voting in the East continues until tomorrow morning.
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