Super Bowl, Another Defeat for McCain; Obama Invites Steelers to White House
UPDATED, 12:56 p.m. ET
It's a good thing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wasn't at President Obama's inaugural Super Bowl party last night (as other members of the Pennsylvania and Arizona delegations were).
Left: Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney after his team beat the Arizona Cardinals, Feb. 1, 2009. (Photo -- Getty Images). Right: President Obama at the White House, Feb. 2, 2009 (Photo -- Reuters)
After losing the presidential election, losing last night's title game to Obama's Pittsburgh Steelers - thanks to Santonio Holmes' spectacular catch with just 35 seconds left - while sitting in the White House - with the man who beat him - would have been too much for any mere mortal to bear.
At one point last night things looked good for McCain. The Cardinals' comeback in the 4th quarter must have reminded him of his own come-from-the-dead moment when he won the New Hampshire primary last year.
And to hear McCain talk about the game this morning, it sure sounds like the Super Bowl game gave the 72-year-old flashbacks to November's election in which he was defeated by a 47 year-old.
The Swamp's Frank James caught this exchange between McCain and anchor Harry Smith on CBS's "Early Show" this morning:
SMITH: Mm-hmm. Sorry about your Cards last night, Senator.
McCAIN: Where - the old guy, Warner, almost won. For a change, an old guy almost won. I'm proud of him.
(That's Kurt Warner, the Cardinals' quarterback, who at 37, is a bit of an old-timer in the NFL.)
UPDATE: The Super Bowl champs are going to the White House!
A White House aide tells us that after the awards ceremony last night, President Obama called Steelers Chairman Daniel Rooney "to congratulate him and the team." The president also spoke with coach Mike Tomlin and Big Ben Roethlisburger and invited Rooney, the players and the coaches to visit the White House.
A date for the visit hasn't been set yet.
The menu at Obama's party was a typical all-American Super Bowl bash: pizza, hot dogs, vegetable platters, chips and dip, a sundae bar and cookies.
The guests, not so typical. The bipartisan list of invitees from Congress included:
Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey, a Democrat, and Arlen Specter, a Republican; Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
House members included: Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Obama pal Artur Davis (D-AL); Charlie Dent (R-PA); Mike Doyle (D-PA); Rosa DeLauro (D-CT); Trent Franks (R-AZ); Raul Grijalva (D-AZ); Patrick Murphy (D-PA); Paul Hodes; (D-NH) and Fred Upton (R-MI); as well as Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC).
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Mary Ann Akers
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February 2, 2009; 9:29 AM ET
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Posted by: JRM2 | February 2, 2009 3:34 PM | Report abuse
I used to cheer for the Steelers---- back in the seventies they were something .I still cheered them but I had a real hard time stomaching Bill Cowher. What a loudmouth bully! And I thought Ben Roethlisberger was a total nincompoop for buyiny the Ninja motorcycle after his lucky win 3 years ago and then he almost cuts his wrist off when he irresponsibly lays it down acting like a punk. Then Bill Cowher leaves--that's a good thing. But then Lamar Woodley thinks he's the next assassin , and he's just out to end someone's playing careeer by dishing out a bad injury. And then that Harrison guy acts like a thug during the game yesterday. And it looked like the refs had to have a super flat out reason to make a call against the Steelers, but they never hesitated against the Cards. Yes , the great Steelers won, but I wouldn't be too proud of that one.Here's hoping someone kicks Big Ben's butt next year.
Posted by: majorteddy | February 2, 2009 7:50 PM | Report abuse
Way to go Amy K! That's a pretty short list of senators, I hope you keep the president's ear - since Minnesota only gets one senator until Coleman stops chasing windmills, you gotta do the work of two.
Though, considering coleman didn't do anything the entire time he was in office, it should be manageable.
Posted by: Nemotoad | February 3, 2009 10:59 AM | Report abuse
How will Obama address the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, which aim to cut world hunger in half by 2015 and eliminating it completely by 2025? An estimated $19 billion would eliminate malnutrition and starvation around the world. Our current defense budget is $522 billion, in comparison. We have the potential to make a big difference; the question is whether or not our president is willing to do so.
The Borgen Project (www.borgenproject.org) provides lots of information about this issue.
Posted by: alenka | February 3, 2009 2:18 PM | Report abuse
It sure is a shame that losers come from Arizona because I really like the Cardinals although I am a long time Steelers fan. Can't say anything for the other loser.
Posted by: SWAMPYPD | February 4, 2009 3:42 PM | Report abuse
It sure is a shame that losers come from Arizona because I really like the Cardinals although I am a long time Steelers fan. Can't say anything for the other loser.
Posted by: SWAMPYPD | February 4, 2009 4:55 PM | Report abuse
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I can see McCain sitting in front of his TV. "If I were Ben Rothlesburger I would have done it this way"