Shuler stubbornly continues to not to be stopped
We kinda figured that as of November 8, our work was done. But Shuler keeps rearing his draft-bust head.
First, some good news when we found out that his office is on the fifth floor of the four-floor Cannon building (Ex-Redskin Shuler again an outsider in Washington -- The Washington Times).
Things went down hill as we read an interview in SI where he talks about the "positive response" he has gotten from the people of DC. Come on, people! You should chant "We Want Gus" as he walks down the street! A little help here!
Then, to our Horror, we read this in Roll Call:
Shuler Will Return to RFK in ’07
He may not have made any Pro Bowls or been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but Democrats are hoping freshman Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) still shares some athletic similarities with former Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.).
We’ll find out this summer when Shuler returns to his old stomping grounds at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium for the 46th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.
[Shuler] is looking forward to returning to RFK, the Redskins’ former home.
“I guess the good thing is it can’t any worse from when I played there last,” he said. “I’m looking forward to redeeming myself.”
When we started this site, it was all about keeping Shuler away from the Redskins. Apparently, we underestimated the ability of a lone website concentrating on a single irrelevant issue to influence the outcome of a Congressional campaign. Not only did Shuler win, but the Redskins went 5-11 (coincidence? We think not). And now, this final slap in the face.
The good news is that Roll Call believes in telling both sides of story:
[O]thers predict only negatives for Shuler and his team.
Jason Woodmansee, the blogger behind StopShuler.com during the campaign, recalled Shuler being “booed mercilessly” during his last game at RFK Stadium and warned the Democrats against using the one-time quarterback.
“Using history as a guide, he will hold out until he gets what he wants — maybe better committee assignments and a bill passed that strips Charlie Ward of the 1993 Heisman Trophy,” Woodmansee joked. “When he finally plays, his first pitch will be intercepted and returned for a touchdown, he will injure himself in his second game and be replaced by an unheralded Congressman out of Oklahoma who will perform much better. And then he’ll blame the whole thing on [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) being a ‘rookie coach.’”
Oh, snap!
We're thinking that we may need to have a Stop Shuler field trip to the baseball game, and taunt and heckle Shuler, just like the old days. Who's with us?
