In an odd confluence of things that I am interested in, Senator Clinton will give some sort of speech or statement tomorrow to officially pass the torch to Senator Obama. I'm not going to call it a concession speech, primarily because I don't think it is quite the right term. An acknowledgment speech, perhaps? A support speech? At any rate, it's schedule for tomorrow. In effect, Obama's official general election campaign will get its champaign across the bow kick off tomorrow.
Euro Cup 2008 also begins tomorrow. Now, I'm still distraught that England did not make it to the finals. (Damn Steve McClaren.) Nevertheless, I need to have a team to root for. So, I've decided to back Germany, who I still think was robbed by Portugal in the 2006 World Cup. It doesn't hurt that Germany was the team that decimated San Marino in the preliminary rounds. Admittedly San Marino was never going to do particularly well, but losing 21 to 0 is highly unusual in soccer/football. And, yes, I do realize that professing my love for international football makes me a white person according to the Stuff White People Like blog.
On a side note, I've been ruminating on the convergence of politics and sports. One person was discussing how he was trying to make his father a "believer" in Obama. Now, most statements of this sort tend to be viewed through a religious lens. I think a sports one might be the more apt way to see this statement. You believe in your team, even when they are losing. You may go on to support someone else--see my Germany support--but you still have a deep commitment to the losing team.
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