Political Fat Cats Wager on the Seahawks

With the Seahawks' first Super Bowl three days away our local politicians have started wagering with Pennsylvania's elected officials on the outcome.

And the stakes are high.

Governor Christine Gregoire is putting up a bushel (which we think is two more than an acre) of apples vs. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's box of hot dogs with Heinz condiments. Along with all of the food, a Hawk win would compel the Quaker Staters to fly the 12th man flag above their state capitol (sending a team of Texas A&M lawyers, ladders in hand, to Harrisburg).

In a related note, Dino Rossi made a similar wager with an imaginary Pennsylvania governor while in line at Blockbuster Video.

But the wagers don't stop in the judicial branch. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell have also made a bet with Pennsylvania's junior senator Rick Santorum. If the Steelers win, Santorum gets apples, salmon, and coffee. However, if the Seahawks win, his wife has to have an abortion.

Murray will not be joining Gregoire or Cantwell in Detroit for the game, instead she will watch the Super Bowl at her home in Seattle, and we assume we are invited. It isn't clear whether or not Senate candidate Mike McGavick will be too embarrassed to root for a Seattle football team or if he will opt to cheer for the Eastern Washington Eagles in their big weekend showdown with Northern Arizona instead.