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“I made my arguments and went down in flames. History will prove me right,” September 1993, then Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush after voting against realignment and a new wild-card system during a Major League Baseball owners meeting in. Bush was the lone dissenter in a 27-1 vote.

“You didn’t have to stay up late Monday night to watch Colorado’s 9-8 victory over San Diego for confirmation that baseball’s wild-card system makes for compelling entertainment. It’s apparent from the euphoria in Denver, an NFL hotbed where baseball suddenly is monopolizing the front of the sports pages.
“You can see it in Major League Baseball’s record 79.5 million attendance this season. That includes a combined increase of about 1.25 million fans in Philadelphia, Denver, San Diego and Milwaukee, cities where teams were playing meaningful games right down to the jubilant and/or bitter end.
“And you can tell by baseball’s spiraling revenue, which has increased from $1.2 billion to $5.8 billion since owners had the temerity to mess with tradition and introduce realignment, followed by revenue sharing and a luxury tax on big spenders.” October 4, 2007, Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com.

“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana

You think someone might have gotten the message before letting this putz get into office. Now, he roams the White House with a surety bordering on madness that, once again, history will prove him right. Unfortunately, this time it ain’t baseball, but the future of the nation, and in what is more and more becoming a sad reality, the future of the world.

George W. Bush, 0 for 1 against history – anyone think he’s going to better next time…

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