Not *that* W!

The Washington Post today had an article saying that some baseball fans of Washington’s new team, The Nationals, are choosing the alternate ‘DC’ logo hat rather than the standard ‘W’ logo version to avoid wearing the nickname of America’s worst President on their cap.

Nonsense I say!

When it comes to being a cap-wearing baseball fan, I’m pretty new to the club. And I’m a wishy-washy sort of fan who will swap caps as quickly as my whim suits me. The Cubs are hanging in at #1 on my noggin, and I got excited enough about the Red Sox amazing season last year to get a cap. But it’s hard not to root for the home team, especially when they’re winning, and so the Nats are climbing my list and I have a new Nats hat in my skull’s wardrobe. I wasn’t unaware that I’d be walking around with a ‘W’ on my head, but I won’t sacrifice a letter of the alphabet to that goof, never!

Certainly, years from now, right-wing revisionists will seek to rename the city of Washington after their ‘Dubya’, just as they renamed Washington National Airport for the Gipper. But today, anyone who looks at the red ‘W’ cap on my head and takes it as any indication of support for the President is stupider than he is. Besides, I’ve found my red hat opens doors with the red hat ladies!

In D.C., ‘W’ Spells More Than Baseball
Washington Post, 7/5/05