Ryder Cup victory more proof that America is hungry again

Having reclaimed the Ryder Cup, the United States is back on top of the sporting world. And all it took was a massive financial calamity.

The victory by Paul Azinger’s squad is the latest glorious victory for Americans in international competition. In the past few months, Americans have dominated the international sporting scene, as Michael Phelps dominated in the pool, and the U.S. Basketball Team and Venus and Serena Williams dominated on the court. And now the U.S. is again on top of the world on the golf course. So say it with me: USA! USA! USA!

Flash back to just a few years ago: The U.S. was embarrassed by Europe in the Ryder Cup. The U.S. Basketball team was just an embarrassment. On an international level, the U.S. couldn’t even win baseball tournaments. But now America is back. And there’s a simple reason:

Americans are hungry again.

Just one look at Boo Weekly prancing about Valhalla shows the hunger for victory that has been re-instilled into American athletics. That same hunger that was ever present in the 1920s and 1930s, when American athletes like Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and Bobby Jones were the envy of the globe. The United States was a hungry nation and gobbled up athletic glory.

But then came unparalleled economic success for the United States. And with the riches came sporting ennui. And while it’s hard to argue that it wasn’t a fair trade, U.S. sports fans were definitely at a loss. But times are changing.

In 2008, the U.S. economy has become a complicated socialist morass of bail outs for Wall Street, with the auto and airline industry leading the pack with their hats in hand looking for taxpayer money of their own. And the U.S. Government is responding by conducting the greatest game of three-card monte in history. But the U.S. economy being in disarray means that American athletes are once again on top of the sporting universe.

Sans Multi-National Corporation Tiger “Seven More Bucks and I Can Buy God” Woods, the U.S. Ryder Cup team put on a display of skill and grit that finally wrested the prestigious Cup from their European rivals. And they did it in front of a boisterous and enthusiastic American crowd that was just as hungry for victory. It was a triumph that fans and athletes could share in equally. It was a wonderful performance by all involved.

So look out athletic world. The USA is back and hungrier than ever. And it should stay that way for quite a while. So one more time:

USA! USA! USA!

–WKW