If You Vote For One Man For Senator AND Governor, Make it Coach Ditka

There never seems to be a shortage of Ditka news in this city, and today is no different--though you can hardly call this news. After reporting a few weeks ago that some Chicago residents were pushing for Ditka to run for Governor, it now appears there is a push to have him named to the Senate as Obama's replacement. Over at DitkaForSenate, they make their case:

Since 1972, some 79 elected officials have been convicted of corruption in the Land of Lincoln, including 27 aldermen, 19 judges, 15 state legislators, three governors, two congressmen and one mayor. Those are some pretty ugly statistics.

Senator Obama hopped the hope train to DC. Governor Blagojevich's not-so-silent auction ended prematurely. The Senate seat is still empty.

Enter Mike Ditka. His achievements on the football field as player and coach include five Super Bowl wins and titles like NFL Coach of the Year and Pro Football Hall of Famer. A five-time Pro-Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro, Ditka brings some stats you can really flaunt.

When will the good people of Illinois realize that the only politician they can trust isn't a politician at all?

I don't know if Ditka would make a good Senator or Governor or politician of any kind. His temper would probably make it difficult to work with others (e.g. Buddy Ryan, Jim McMahon, countless others). Even though those people he worked with hated him, many had great success when they were working with him. He may not be the nicest guy, but he would definitely get things done, and I highly doubt he is corrupt (though you never know). Let's go to his campaign video:

BYU Commits "Miscarriage of Justice" Against Jim McMahon

BYU has denied Jim McMahon entry into its hall of fame and refused to retire his number for over 25 years. He set numerous records and essentially elevated the BYU football program to national prominence. I love the punky QB as much as the next guy, but I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over this nonsense. He brought Chicago a Super Bowl and we will always love him for it. Apparently the punky QB's punky dad thinks otherwise:

"When he was recruited, the coaching staff assured me and my family that even though he was not a Mormon, he would be treated fairly. Obviously, that was a lie. The university and the Mormon church should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this miscarriage of justice to my son Jim. I can only hope that before I die this miscarriage of justice is corrected and Jim's jersey is retired and he is inducted into your Hall and his name is placed on the ring of honor on your stadium. If this is not done, then you should rename your Hall of Fame the Hall of Shame."

This isn't a really big deal, I just think it's funny that McMahon's dad called his teacher to ask her to change Jim's grade. I thought that kind of thing ended when you turned 18. Not in the McMahon family I guess. Moral of the story? If anyone steps on the field in a BYU number 9 jersey, you have Papa McMahon's permission to chase down the pretender and spit on his justice miscarrying face. There's only one #9 at BYU, bitch.