I suggested this already

A few weeks ago, I suggested that the presidential race be decided by tests of skill... contests of sport... endurance, physical prowess - all that good stuff.  I figured it a perfectly good way to decide for those of us who just don't want to decide.

Here is what I said: 

With all the confusion over recent polling going on with our country’s upcoming presidential election, I think we should simply turn to the great American Pastime to help us make a decision.  Let us voters see which presidential candidate has the better first pitch.  No offense to President Obama, but the man has a noodle for an arm.  The only ceremonial first pitch I saw him attempt, he basically spiked the ball into the dirt several feet in front of home plate.  That being said, he still strikes me as more of an athlete that his counterpart, but looks can be deceiving.  Let’s see how Mitt, who is named after a piece of baseball equipment, by the way, looks on the mound before we vote for anybody.

As far as I know, this ritual of having the president throw out the first pitch of each baseball season is still the most significant in any sporting event involving a country’s leader.  As Americans, we want to see our President perform this task.  In no country is the President, Prime Minister, King or Queen asked to perform a skill normally displayed by a member of their homeland team.  I would personally love to see the Queen of England kick the ceremonial first corner kick.

Now, call me shallow – it’s been implied before, but I think the presidency should be decided by tests of skill.  Ping-Pong.  Archery.  The 40-yard dash.  How about a game of H-O-R-S-E?  There would be a clear-cut winner, and personal opinion would be out the window.  If nothing else, the winner would prove to be a gamesman we could all count on to get our backs in a worldwide bench-clearing brawl. 

Here is a post from Yahoo Sports today:

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201210/us-presidents-fitness-athletic-sports-mount-rushmore-moneyball#1

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