I was a trembling, because I\u2019d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: \u201cAll right then, I\u2019ll GO to hell.\u201d
\n<\/em> –\tMark Twain<\/p>\n

January 23, 2009 \u2013 <\/strong>Diplomacy is in again but mine is a personal moral dilemma. I want to love my neighbor, but I hate the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n

I think anyone who owns a Terrible Towel is a terrible person. Despicable even.<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh Steelers in recent years made a tradition of nuclear bombing my Cleveland Browns at Christmas. Every year, it\u2019s the same thing under my tree: used coal. And now I am supposed to look the other way?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I can do that. Yes, the Cold War ended and the Russians became cool again but this is the Pittsburgh Steelers \u2013 old-school evildoers who are now poised to win their sixth Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

And so while I go through ten more days of therapy, it makes me wonder what it is like to defuse real situations of hatred.<\/p>\n

Good luck, Mr. President.
\n—<\/p>\n

FINAL SUPER BOWL PREDICTIONS COMING SOON!<\/strong>
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