High Stakes Poker – Politician Style
The battle between John McCain and Barack Obama is heating up and when you break it down, it’s no different than a heads up game of high stakes poker. Take this week for example, John McCain is raising a David Letterman appearance and Barack is smooth calling with speeches in three states. All of this set to take place leading up to their final Presidential debate this week.
When they take the stage for the debate it’s widely believed that McCain is going to play the table captain and bully Barack until he folds. Of course, it’s not likely that Barack is going to fold to anyone so McCain had better be holding a monster hand. The only problem is that even if McCain does find himself holding that “monster hand”, he may not have enough chips left to defeat Barack.
While we all know what it’s like going heads up against an opponent with the short stack, it’s safe to say that none of us has ever ran for President. If any of our readers actually fall into that category, we’re flattered but back on topic. This is no ordinary poker game, this is the battle for our next US President. No time to bluff anymore, you have to have the goods here and if you’re unlucky enough to take a bad beat – it’s game over. So who will have the goods when the river falls and it’s time to turn up their cards? Obama? McCain? Either way, it’s been a hell of poker match so far and the world is watching to see who’s going to take it all down.
