Duh question of the day.

PI sportswriter JIM MOORE wonders...

Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue?

Duh. Of course I am.

So these young millionaires turn out to be Republicans? Talk about gambling in Casablanca. What's that got to do with X's and O's?

In defense of the embattled Seahawks, I heard Hasselbeck interviewed on a sports talk show before the brouhaha began, and while he sounded perfectly pleased to be invited to meet the President of the United States - and however the incumbent has damaged the institution, it really should be a pleasant occasion for a citizen to meet the President - but befuddled by the fuss made on his arrival.

Hasselbeck and Strong went, apparently, with no expectation that they'd be part of the program. The jersey presentation was, apparently, a surprise to them. Still, I imagine they were pleased to do it. After all, a citizen should be pleased to be invited to make a special presentation to the President.

Of course, I'm biased. I happen to know Mack Strong, and I know some of the impressive and virtually anonymous good work he does in the community. He's a fervent evangelical Christian, and that doubtless colors his politics, but he's a Christian who walks the talk.

Hasselbeck? He's on my fantasy roster, and he's starting tomorrow. Enough said.

Well, not quite enough...