In replacing Paul Tagliabue as the new NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell has some pretty big shoes to fill, and, the league’s perceived prosperity aside, not a lot of time to grow into them, writes Len Pasquarelli.
At least weâre finally finding DX at a disadvantage. Shows are ending with them being laid out and with the McMahons gloating. We havenât seen a prank in weeks. The result of the big match-up at SummerSlam is beyond a foregone conclusion, so at least weâll get to see the revenge factor played out.
Jay Leno didn’t let Floyd Landis off
easy, and the embattled Tour de France champion responded with yet
another theory as to why he flunked a drug test.
"Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall’s midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve of their own representative’s performance is at the lowest level since 1994," according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
"Especially worrisome for members of Congress is that the proportion of Americans who approve of their own representative’s performance has fallen sharply. Traditionally, voters may express disapproval of Congress as a whole but still vote for their own member, even from the majority party. But 55 percent now approve of their lawmaker, a seven-percentage-point drop over three months and the lowest such finding since 1994, the last time control of the House switched parties."
In the generic congressional ballot, Democrats lead Republicans 52% to 39%.
Meanwhile, President Bush’s approval ratings inched up two points to 40%, though Bush’s standing "remains weak for a president in a midterm election year and problematic three months before Election Day."
The Wall Street Journal: "An anti-incumbent mood is striking hardest against politicians aligned with the president, regardless of their party."
[Political Wire]
After the opening, Joey Styles and Tazz introduced the show as the camera panned the enthusiastic crowd. They plugged the Kurt Angle vs. Sabu main event, which Tazz called a “rocketbuster”.
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Bobby and Les discussed the psychology of wrestling, and not always giving the fans what they want when they want it. You gotta leave the fans wanting more, or else theyâll lose interest. Bobby compared it to auto racing: if crashes happened every year, the novelty would wear off, and it wouldnât be as exciting…
As a social scientist myself, I agree with most of Mr. Wehrman’s response. He was, however, unfairly harsh with Dr. Thompson’s criticism of the study. Correlation, even longitudinal correlation, cannot reasonably be inferred to imply causation. While longitudinal correlation is better than standard correlation, there are still problems…
Chicago Bears running back Cedric
Benson said Tuesday that his sprained left shoulder is no worse
than the team originally thought and expects to miss two to three
weeks.
It was just a week ago that humpy E! gossip-gerent Ted Casablanca chummed the waters of scandal by telling his perpetually baffled readers that he knew “how Star Jones Reynolds felt” after being…