The DC Derby

Yesterday the latest Newsweek and Sports Weekly issues came in my mailbox. The former had Kerry and the Iowa caucus on the cover and the latter had the two starting quarterbacks for this weekend's Super Bowl.

Newsweek had the following on its cover:
'BRING IT ON'
Kerry's Hard Charge
Could He Beat Bush?

and
Dean's New 'Decaf' Strategy

Sports Weekly offered the following:
Dynasty (the New England Patriots) vs. Destiny (the Carolina Panthers)
Analysis, K's and O's, Matchup

and
'WE'RE GOING TO THUMP IT'
Re-energized Giambi says Yankees will storm the fences again

Fair enough, but look how easily we could swap the headlines for the two magazines!!!!

Sports Weekly could have easily been the following...

'BRING IT ON'
Carolina's Hard Charge
Could They Beat New England?

and
The Patriots New 'Decaf' Strategy

Meanwhile, it's reasonable to imagine the following on the Newsweek cover:

Dynasty (George Bush) vs. Destiny (John Kerry)
Analysis, K's and O's, Matchup

and
'WE'RE GOING TO THUMP IT'
Re-energized Rove says Bush will storm the fences again

Are you with me on this? Am I the only one who is sick and tired of the way politics (and elections in particular) are treated like horse races, Super Bowls, and reality TV?