Yep, that's my hypothesis. The US just beat Spain (Spain!) 2-0 in the Confederastions Cup (a warm up for the world cup). I suggest that this happened because we elected Barack Obama. No more are we the undeserving interlopers in international soccer. Now, we are contenders!
What other random things can attribute to the election of Obama?
global warming...oops ....climate change (new spin term) due to all the hot air emitted by conservatives as they rush to judgement about the Obama Administation's proposed plans for our nation's financial recovery.
Yeah, but it's been a slow haul. I bought a soccer ball in the market in guatemala city for my nephews, back in my traveling days, maybe '69 0r '70', carried it in my baggage, so it goes. I don't think that even made it to their attic.