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...opts for The Red and the Black, a 19th century page-turner by the French author Henri Stendhal. But let's be honest here--who reads Stendhal, really? (Aside from the Paris-bound Alec Baldwin, perhaps.) The fact is, people of average intelligence often make excellent presidents (Truman, Reagan, even FDR) while brilliant chief executives like Hoover, Nixon, Carter and Clinton tend to trip over their own feet. Intellectual snobbery is all well and good, but it shouldn't be carried into the voting booth...
Besides, there are plenty of reasons to like Dubya, even if you disagree with him on taxes, Social Security, Medicare, abortion and all the rest. For one thing, in a Bush Restoration, we would be spared the prospect of another Maya Angelou Inauguration poem (the worst of Clinton's decisions, bar none), not to mention the preening of Streisand, Bolton and company, and the tedium of listening to Joe Lieberman tell us, yet again, about how much he loves his grandmother, his mother, his wife, his father...
...Even more important was a seemingly innocuous call in the second quarter. In a first half marked by both teams playing the field-position game, Harvard gained the upper hand when, down 10-6, it pinned Lehigh inside its own 10-yard line. The Mountain Hawks tried to form a drive, but the Crimson defense held tough. On a third-down-and-two from its own 37, Lehigh elected to rush up the middle. Harvard stuffed the play, and was ecstatic. One problem: a lineman had taken a quick step offside, negating the stop and giving Lehigh a first down...
Just Give Him the Damn Ball: One of the most impressive Crimson performances on Saturday came from sophomore tailback Matt Leiszler. Considering Leiszler was injured and couldn't even play two weeks ago, Murphy must be very pleased with his performance. In a pass-happy offense, Leiszler provided an effective running alternative, averaging 4.4 yards per carry...
...interesting thing was, Harvard almost always got pressure on the kicker. The line got into Heibel's face, even knocked him down once. When Harvard had the ball, however, it made some embarrassing mistakes...