It was all good inspirational stuff, but doomed to be forever second-best to the inspirational things we will see as the Games start today.

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Republicans eventually acquiesce, naively assuming that Democrats will be their new best-friends-forever in the fight against big government.

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He will forever be cemented with the likes of George Halas, Paul Brown and Vince Lombardi as the best ever.

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