It's in the Bag

The US will not win a gold or silver medal in men's basketball this year. The Dream is over, so to speak.

While there are plenty of reasons to explain this (poor team chemistry, international referees, the rest of the world has caught up), Captain Holly would like to dwell on the unseen significance of this development:

George Bush will win big this year.

As I posted earlier, whenever the US men's team loses in the Olympics, the Republican candidate goes on to win in a landslide.

In 1972, the US lost to the Soviets; Nixon buried McGovern.

In 1988, the US lost to the Soviets again, and George Bush Sr. clobbered a Massachuesetts liberal, Mike Dukakis.

So rest easy, Bush fans. It's in the bag.