Wild Horses

The Courtier and I went out into the Black Friday crowds. (Not my idea, I'll have you know.) At Le Gourmet Chef we picked up some Tailgate Pasta — at 50% off, it was hard to resist. We'll probably make it when we watch the Steelers-Colts Monday night matchup. As a Steelers fan, I'm nervous about that game.

On College Game Day this morning, Chris Fowler chatted up Mac Brown, Texas' coach. Fowler asked if he could tell the coach that he was doing a heckuva job. He didn't seem to be too amused by that. (Can you believe Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown's new gig?)

Coach Brown also talked up his QB Vince Young, asking Heisman voters to give him a chance in the next game before making up their minds. As I said earlier, I'm afraid that horse is out of the barn.

Every once in a while I'm reminded that the online version of Fox News isn't slanted in the way that some of that network's higher-profile talking heads are. Case in point:

The first theme is that Tillman cast an enormous shadow. Far from a footballing, soldiering brute, he was a curious and independent thinker, a man who embraced the challenges of leadership but shied away from fame and praise. And he was, of course, a guy who — if you’ll pardon the cliché — risked and paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

The second theme to emerge from Tillman’s death is that his country probably didn’t deserve him. At every turn, the U.S. military has exploited, desecrated, and, ultimately, turned its back on Tillman’s heroism. The Pentagon has since closed its doors to Tillman’s family, sharing information about his death only when compelled to do so by members of the media, or by the Tillman family’s newfound allies in Congress.

I'm surprised the bold text got past the red pen, even in what appears to be a blog-style signed editorial section of the site.