For the last 10 weeks, my wife and I have been enjoying watching our 5 year old son, Jamieson play soccer with his new 4-5 year old friends: Leo, Daniel, Sam, Ellory, and Tate and coach Brett. Today, was the last game, and Jamieson had moments of glory (scoring 3, count em, 3 goals!) as well as moments of distraction (look at that red balloon) and mindlessly going the wrong way! As the game finished, I glanced down the fields (we were one of 8 games) and noticed an overwhelming majority of... Dads! What about the "soccer mom" norm? Granted, there were still a host of minivans, but it appears that Dad's have stepped up to the plate (sorry, wrong sports analogy) and are taking over as sideline cheerleaders! This got me thinking about politics again. We've all heard a lot of talk about "Soccer Moms" and "Hockey Moms" representing the middle class, hard working, family values voters - who are destined to support Palin and the Republican ticket. So, is it fair to conclude that if Soccer Moms are for Palin/McCain, then this new revolution of progressive, involved "Soccer Dads" are for Obama? As for me... this "Soccer Dad" is mostly just for... my 5 year old son - and the spontaneous joy he (and I) felt this morning, oblivious of the high price of gas or the decreased value of my 403b, when he kicked the ball into the goal and threw his hands up into the clear blue sky to celebrate a moment even bigger than Nov 4th.!
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Soccer dads for Obama. I like it. Where do soccer singles fit in? Perhaps still pining for Ron Paul.
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