Don't hate the player. Hate the game.

That's my message to Lex, Big Tom, Alicia, and all the other babies on Survivor's jury. Boston Rob outplayed you all. He controlled the game. He was the driver, Amber was a passenger. Rob determined the destiny of every contestant in the last half of the game.

Lex, Big Tom, and others complained that Boston Rob lied, cheated, and manipulated his way to the final two. That's kind of like a boxer complaining that his opponent hit him. In life, hitting someone is usually wrong. Just as in life, lying, cheating, and manipulating is usually wrong. Boxing is about hitting your opponent. Survivor is about deception. If you don't like the game, don't play.

Perhaps Rob saved his ultimate power play for last. Sensing that the jury voted Amber the million dollars, Rob asked Amber to marry him--an insurance policy of sorts. That way, he gets the money either way. At least that's the Machiavellian gamesmanship I've come to expect from Rob, so I'll pretend that's the way it went down.

Congratulations, Amber, on winning a million dollars. Congratulations, Rob, on losing Survivor but winning a million dollars anyhow. You are marrying up in more ways than one.

Boston Rob is awesome. Lex and his cronies were crying because Rob supposedly abused their friendship. Dude, knowing someone for 26 days doesn't constitute friendship. I've known my next door neighbor Eric Ruff for years, and we're arch enemies! So, it goes to show, acquaintances and friends are two very different things.

Woo hoo! Amber is a smart girl who knew that she could ride along with Rob and let him take all the heat. Don't forget they both won great cars too! What a lucky pair. I wish I could win a new car for my Grandmother! Oh well. This was my favorite Survivor!

Yankee Rob played well. Dan you are right. It was a game. It actually is a game with rules that Rob followed. He outwitted,outlasted and outplayed everyone including Amber. He got the money and the girl. He may be a cocky jerk, but he played the game beautifuly. Good thing for him the competition wasn't the brightest bunch.