"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things...every one! So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor." -- Matt Santos, The West Wing

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

World Cup Update

When passion meets efficiency, you expect a difficult game to watch, with spurts of excitement followed by stretches of workingman like precision.

Italy beat Germany 2-0 in the final minute of extra time in a game that saw passion overcome efficiency, extreme heat and humidity and the home field advantage. Ironically, Italy, the team that had played wth passion all game, relied in the end on efficiency, scoring two perfectly-placed goals, the first off a set piece by Fabio Grosso, who curled a pass from Andrea Pirlo just past a diving Jens Lehmann. The second goal came on an 80 yard passing play that culminated in Alessandro Del Piero slamming a perfect shot just under the crossbar for the killer.

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posted by Carl @ 7/04/2006 05:38:00 PM  

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