28 Years Apart

A couple people have mentioned this today (most notably David Sirota, but in 1980 the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series and Ronald Reagan took the White House a short time later, ushering in a conservative ascendancy. Now in 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies have won the World Series. Is this the hint of a liberal ascendancy?

For a superstitious nut, Philly sports fan and political junkie, I'll take whatever sign I can get.