THB #488: Coming Back/Staying Put

The Super Bowl was a great reminder of how people tend to love their drama… unexpected.

Did you know that in all 3 Super Bowls that Kansas City has won with Reid & Mahomes, they were down by 10 points in every one? (In their loss, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, thy went down by 11 in the 2nd quarter and never caught up.) In Super Bowl LIV, they scored 21 points in the 4th quarter and in Super Bowl LVII (last year), they scored 17 in the 4th quarter.

People - except for those rooting for the team that was ahead - love a comeback. It doesn’t matter what the teams are. It’s human nature.

This Super Bowl was a great example of Jim Cameron-ism, which is to say, decent but not overwhelming first 2 acts, but a 3rd act that was unforgettable.

What really struck fear into the hearts of Democrats last week with Joe Biden. He was “too old” the last last time. He has been a malaprop master for decades. I would argue that the increased anxiety was a response to the feeling that he might be able to ma…