And I was well on my way to seeing the world as more complex than the home and away teams. A Ferrum tennis player, Lindsay Morton, won a national NCAA sportsmanship award this week. In a conference championship consolation match last spring, Lindsay gave a spare racquet to an opponent to prevent a mandatory forfeit. Her opponent, from Christopher Newport University, went on to win with Lindsay's racquet. The Florida recount has convinced me that number is high.
Democracy requires that votes be counted.
A political contest may look and sound like a football game, but its outcome is FAR more long lasting. If I were Al Gore or George Bush and I honestly thought I'd won the presidency, I'd go to court to assure my victory. Politics, contrary to popular opinion, isn't all about power, and elections aren't just about winning. Candidates run because they feel their ideas and values are best for the country. They have an obligation to those to vote for them to see that a close election is resolved properly.