So, I see the Patriots-Giants game...[Hugh M. Hewitt]

will be nationally televised on both NBC and CBS Saturday night.

Now many of you may not realize it, but this is a tremendously significant political event as well as an exciting sporting event. And to the extent that it has political influence, it benefits one man: Gov. Mitt Romney.

Look, the Patriots attempt to match the legendary '72 Dolphins with a perfect regular season is compelling. I admit, that is a small part of the story here.

But what most of you unseasoned bloggers, and unreliable, unobjective pundits, will miss is that, truly, Mitt Romney is the real story here.

In fact, were I the Romney campaign, I'd bus every potential Iowa caucus-goer to the nearest community center and beam the game to them, with alcohol free libations and green jello added as free compliments to an already festive occasion!

And here is why:

For three hours, football fans in Iowa will see this regardless of who has the ball:

Just look at it! The striking profile! The look of determination in the eye! The sculpted visage of a man who has seen the face of war, and has emerged bloodied and yet unbowed; victorious and yet sanguine; and, above all, forged in the crucible of fire that leaves a man confident in who he is and what he stands for.

How can one see this and NOT be reminded of Mitt Romney?

And I didn't even get to the hair! Look again at the image...the way the tricome hat sweeps majestically back over the head in a way that enhances and exudes EXECUTIVE POWER!

Why, can it be just a coincidence that this logo, this idealized "Patriot" looks like this:

I think not. And, thanks to the NFL, soon all of America will realize this too.

For, like the 15-0 Patriots, Mitt Romney and his campaign are a team of destiny.

And should the Giants win on Saturday, thereby reminding us that destiny is, after all, a malleable concept that is naught but promise until it is fulfilled?

Well that benefits Mitt too. I mean, c'mon. You saw the HAIR? Right? For three hours? You had to be moved. I was.

posted by Jack M. at 12:23 PM

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