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Baseball and Politics
Jun. 27th, 2005 10:47 amThis is completely insane.
George Soros, a major figure in Democratic fundraising, is a member of one group attempting to buy the Washington Nationals baseball franchise. Several Republican congressmen are threatening dire legislative consequences for Major League Baseball should his group succeed. As one of them said, "from a fan's perspective, who needs the politics?"
It is worth noting that, in 1989, the son of the President of the United States was the leading member of a group which purchased the Texas Rangers. (Whatever happened to that guy, anyway?)
More than a dozen present and former big-league owners were major fundraisers for the Bush campaign last year.
Who the hell do these people think they are?
Addendum: One of the other groups bidding for the Nationals includes former Secretary of State Colin Powell and one-time Nixon aide Fred Malek.
George Soros, a major figure in Democratic fundraising, is a member of one group attempting to buy the Washington Nationals baseball franchise. Several Republican congressmen are threatening dire legislative consequences for Major League Baseball should his group succeed. As one of them said, "from a fan's perspective, who needs the politics?"
It is worth noting that, in 1989, the son of the President of the United States was the leading member of a group which purchased the Texas Rangers. (Whatever happened to that guy, anyway?)
More than a dozen present and former big-league owners were major fundraisers for the Bush campaign last year.
Who the hell do these people think they are?
Addendum: One of the other groups bidding for the Nationals includes former Secretary of State Colin Powell and one-time Nixon aide Fred Malek.
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