With voters heading to the polls from Sydney to Bellevue, a puzzling story surfaced involving a pair of University of Nebraska athletes. NU long-distance runner Lucas Keifer and starting linebacker Josh Banderas were arrested and charged with felony theft as evidence appears to indicate they stole approximately seven locked bikes from the UNL campus.
Keifer and Banderas both attended Lincoln Southeast HS. Banderas is the son of Tom Banderas, an outstanding tight end in the mid eighties for the Big Red.
By all accounts, testified to by Zone co-host Damon Benning, Banderas would be among the last of the football roster to be suspected of such activity. However, as one of the culprits stated, it was a bonehead move.
No kidding. If only they had stopped for some crab legs.
Meanwhile, the proclamation of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R:KY, that every Tea Party candidate would be "crushed everywhere" went down in flames.
Ben Sasse, a candidate backed by Tea Party stalwarts such as Sarah Palin, Sen, Ted Cruz, R:TX, Club for Growth, Sen. Mike Lee, R:UT, and Glenn Beck, won going away. Shane Osborn, no relation to famed Nebraska football coach and politician Dr. Tom Osborne, seemed like a decent candidate, but had some issues with regard to his Navy past and informed the audience of The Glenn Beck Program on radio of his involvement with Grover Norquist of Americans For Tax Reform, whose cozy relationship with Muslim interests give many cause for concern.
While we are at it, Pete Ricketts, President and Director of Platte Institute for Economic Research, won the GOP primary in a close one over Jon Bruning, who had just lost a Senate race to now Senator Deb Fischer. Ricketts, son of J. Joseph Ricketts, Founder of Ameritrade and owner of The Chicago Cubs, a fiscal and social conservative, won the endorsement of Sarah Palin. Ricketts is almost assured of victory in the general, with a substantial lead in recent polling.
So, it was a big win for The Tea Party, much to the dismay of Senator McConnell, who should know better than to mess with Sarah Palin. The Tea Party victories are just beginning.
Some good folks, who stuck their neck out, lost races but can hold their heads high as we certainly appreciate their participation in the debate. We listen to voices rather than attempt to quiet them.
Maybe those living The Good Life could have closed this day with some baseball at TD Ameritrade Park, where I am told hamburgers were two for one. But, this is not a food show.
Sadly, those hopes ended with the wheel of a bus going round and round. The college baseball game with Nebraska facing Creighton scheduled for Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park was canceled due to travel issues. After having their flight canceled after defeating Michigan State in East Lansing, the Big Red baseball team traveled back by bus. However, they were unable to arrive in Omaha in time for the first pitch.
A fitting closing for a day which encompassed a wide range of emotions; mixing life, politics and sports. Don't Tread On Me and GBR!
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