I’m not really big on writing up politics; tell someone that your favorite team is their rival and you are likely to hear an f-bomb or two. Tell someone you vote for another party and my guess is that an f-bomb might be the nicest thing said to you. So is it any surprise that for every $1 spent on political ads touting one’s own skills, promise or experience $10 is spent on negative and attack ads? Politicians spend so much time and money making each other look bad even presidential elections feel like you are choosing what side of the face you want to be punched on. As South Park put it so well in one episode, many times it feels like you are being forced to vote between a Turd Sandwich and a Giant Douche.

This is hardly something isolated to politics. Drive through Colorado and I guarantee you will see more Raider Hater and Red Wings Suck stickers than those for the Broncos or Avalanche. Spend some time in Columbus, Ohio on November 18th this year and I would assume that the “f— Michigan” statements will outweigh “go Buckeyes”.

So I say let’s not let this trend go to waste. Instead of World Series Champ, let’s dub the St. Louis Cardinals the “least crappiest team” of 2006. No more highlights of the best plays, let’s focus on each team’s biggest mistakes and decide who is not the worst that way. I mean, come on, this is America, where everyone has an equal opportunity to be the least worst.

• Millions spent on negative political ads (AP)