It was Georgia vs. Kansas in Washington, D.C., a few days ago, and Georgia unfortunately came away with a broken ankle.
Well, sort of.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, who represents the congressional district of Georgia that is just across the state line from Chattanooga and Hamilton County, was in an apparently intense game of basketball at a Washington gym.
News accounts say he jumped while trying to reach the hoop ahead of fellow Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. But Graves came down the wrong way, landed hard and broke his ankle. (For his part, Huelskamp says he managed to steal the ball from Graves and prevented him from scoring.)
Whoever was on the winning end of the painful episode, Graves plans to recuperate a few days at his home in Ranger, Ga. But he says he won't miss any votes in Congress.
We hope he does enjoy a speedy recovery. We would not want to be without his soundly conservative service for long.