When Big Brown beat the filly Eight Belles in the Kentucky Derby all the Obama-loving media types drew parallels to the political race. Obama had backed Big Brown while Hillary had backed Eight Belles. and when Eight Belles broke both legs and had to be destroyed, it became a popular metaphor for the surging Obama campaign and the struggling Clinton effort.

So, I wonder what the Obama supporters are saying today, now that Big Brown, the prohibitive favorite in today’s Belmont Stakes, came in last. Yes, last. Somehow I think the political race-Triple Crown comparisons will come to a screeching halt.