"Does Size Matter?"

Many years ago ABC had a sports program called "Super Stars" ; the purpose was to pit different athletes against each other in a group of events not related to the sports they participated in. This was a great show because it showed all of these great athletes out of their element , having fun , and yet still exposing their competitive nature. I remember Joe Frazier nearly drowning in the pool during the swimming trials , and a Nascar driver falling all over himself trying to master the obstacle course. One of the shows was titled "Super Teams" where whole teams participated against one another . The teams I remember the most were the football and baseball teams. The N.F.L. was represented by the Minnesota Vikings , who had won the N.F.C. title the previous year , and the Major League Baseball representative was the Philadelphia Phillies , who won the National League Pennant the previous year.The competition was hot and heavy and great fun to watch , both teams tried their best during each event , their efforts resulted in a dead heat going into the final event , The tug of "war" , and war it would be. The teams had a weight limit as to not give any team a special advantage ; on one side you had the "Purple People Eaters" of football ,and they were huge with big legs and gigantic arms staring menacingly across from the Phillies all looking extremely small in comparison to their football rivals. The baseballers had the look of people who were beaten before they started , the shear size and stature of the Vikings was enough to scare rats out of a junk yard.The tugging started and it was intense there were eight football players dug into the sand and eleven baseball players pulling with all of the strength they could muster. The titans of football had the early advantage but as time grew long a shift was perceived and the baseballers began to move the flag towards themselves. After nearly thirty minutes the wall of the footballers gave way and the Phillie's were victorious. How could this happen? The answer was simple more arms and legs , meant more to victory then giant arms and legs did.Numbers and determination were the keys to victory. As we look at our situation today how do we compare what I have just illustrated to our position against an administration that seems overpowering in it's stature and intimidating in it's nature. We have seen over the past several days the Obama administration castigate Fox news , and give a veiled threat to the media and to anyone who has a position that offers an opinion they may have that is perceived different from what the president and congress approves of. Being in the seat of power definitely gives the administration an edge , but it doesn't give them the final victory. We must remember their are more of us than there are of them . We must continue to pressure them for truth no matter what intimidation tactics they may use. We as Americans are not noted for our timidity in the face of adversity , and we should take pride in this and push forward , not roll over . Remember we are America , not our servants ,who have been elected to do our bidding , they may loom large but we have more arms and legs. The eventual victory must be ours!