Robert, of a Work in Progress, contacted me tonight with what I consider to be a novel idea. He believes Obama will win in November and he's willing to put his money where his mouth is.
Here's what he asked me to post:
Greetings, I find myself in the unusual position of addressing you, the audience of this blog. (several orders of magnitude larger than my own, puny but steadfast collection of readers)
Rick and I have agreed, in the spirit of the season, on a wager relating to next November's Presidential election on these terms:
If the Republican nominee ascends to the White House, I will donate $250 to the charity of Rick's choosing and post whatever message he wishes on my blog. If, however, President Obama is re-elected, Rick will make a donation to the organization of my choosing and you will see a message from me, posted here.
The President of the United States being a position that affects everyone on earth, though I do not have a vote, I certainly have a stake on the outcome. Seeing as how Rick and I usually don't agree on much and I, for one, have given in to the angels of my foul-er nature more often than I care to remember, it is hoped that our friendly wager will bring some levity and goodwill to this divided atmosphere.
In the meantime, best wishes to all for a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy 2012.
Robert agreed to allow me to post some words at his place and has since published them.
May the best Presidential candidate win.
No, really. I mean that... because that would obviously mean that Obama loses.
It is looking increasingly likely that Governor Romneycare, the only candidate that can possibly pull of the extraordinary miracle of losing to Obama, is going to the Republican candidate.
Plus, of course, no candidate that could possibly be considered is going to object to Democrats stuffing the ballot boxes.
Posted by: James A Donald | Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 04:21 PM