An Interesting Tidbit

I spotted this in a sports column...just thought I'd share the useless knowledge I tend to accrue:

"It's rare that a game pitting a 2-4 team against a 3-4 team receives so much attention, but this week's Green Bay-Washington matchup has a lot on the line. The future of our country, for one.

In an odd quirk, the Redskins' final home game before a presidential election has predicted the winner for Washington's top job ever since the team moved to Washington. If the Skins win, the incumbent party wins the election. If Washington loses, so does the party in the White House. Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards isn't just trying to woo Wisconsin voters when he says he is rooting for the Packers.

We're not sure whether a Boston World Series victory has any effect on presidential elections. Didn't the British still run this country the last time the Sox won?"