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A Special Election for Thompson

"When they started counting the ballots, I had as many butterflies in my stomach as when my teams played for the national championship," John Thompson said. (By John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post)
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· Second offenders should be transported to another pen and be made to watch several DVDs: "The Gibbs Eras I and II," "Marty Schottenheimer's Greatest Speeches" and "FedEx Firefighters Save the World (or 12 Cars)."

· Ticket holders caught selling their tickets should be shipped en masse, with members of the WRC-TV sports staff, to tour mansions belonging to Chris Cooley and Fred Smoot, and forced to do yardwork. No pictures, please.

· Second offenders caught selling their tickets should be bused to the local Six Flags of America and spend three hours on the roller coaster with the guys who dress up as Hogs.

· If that doesn't work, just sell the stadium to Jerry Jones.

Touching the Bases

I like the old Nationals uniforms, as well as the new ones that were unveiled Thursday except for the "patriotic" jersey that looks like Rocky Balboa's boxing trunks. I agree with Manager Manny Acta, who replied when asked about the significance of uniforms, "I'd rather win." . . .

The Wizards need Gilbert Arenas, and the Caps need Alex Ovechkin to start scoring. The Terps were disappointing losing to Our Hokies. And when can I go to Laurel and play the horses and slots?

Have a comment or question? Reach me attalkback@washpost.com.

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