This is George Will. He writes for the Washington Post Writers Group. In the moment this picture was taken he is not writing.
What is he doing?
Is George Will demonstrating his idea of health care reform by explaining to doctors how they can give two men physicals at the same time, thus cutting health care expenditures in half?
Dr. Will: “This may be a little uncomfortable.”
Patient #1: ”More uncomfortable than most of your ideas?”
Patient #2: ”Are you sure you know what you’re doing?”
Some of us ignore religion; others condemn politics. In America, that’s okay. But regardless of religion or politics, you must come together for the revelry of Super Bowl Sunday.
Since it’s after church, and no elections calling for votes, feel free to join in. Here’s how it works:
You don’t have to jump on a bandwagon and buy a hundred-dollar jersey from the mall store to feel Super. Or study team history and the financial significance of the NFL across the country.
Just pick a side. Pick a team. Choose a color or a city. That’s your team on Super Sunday.
You don’t have to even like a team to celebrate. In fact, you can loathe sports and still blindside the fun; after all it is the last football game of the year. The sports-haters in your group can take comfort for that and cheer.
Any confusion over wrestling is easier to understand when you compare it to other sports.
Other sports have a degree of manners, a certain gentility, built into them.
If a football player signals for a fair catch after a punt, the defenders must give him enough room to catch the ball. Running down the field and trucking a guy with his eyes lifted skyward is not allowed. It’s call a ‘fair’ catch for a reason.
Wresters dream of the moment an opponent takes their eyes off him. That second of distraction usually means points on the board. Don’t pay attention during a wrestling match and you’ll find yourself getting wrapped up and delivered to the mat.
