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Last night, Genius Golfer asked me "What do you think of this Tiger Woods business?"

Now, you need to know the GG is not the world's biggest TW fan. He recognizes that Tiger is perhaps the world's greatest golfer, but GG tends to pull for the underdog types, and I try to exercise my influence over my hubz by cheering for Lefty (Phil Michelson) since he is well, a lefty. So, TW is admired around here but not revered.

So, in response to his question, I answered, "I think he is an idiot not to just come clean." I really think he would have been better off image wise, and conscience wise, if he admitted whatever fault he had ans asked for forgiveness--so long as it is sincere.

Like many high profile individuals there is too much media interest and tabloid curiosity to leave it alone. People will dig until the truth comes out. If they are digging for that, the individual looses the ability to own up to his/her own mistakes and then looks like he/she is covering something up. If not, why not just come clean at the first?

It is sad that people have so much interest and curiosity in the famous and infamous, and our media goes after that kind of in-depth journalism (if you can even call it that) and leaves alone the truly pertinent stories like what the legislature is up to--unless it involves a personal sexual misdeed, a la a certain SC Governor.

Have you heard anything substantive recently about the amendments to the health care bill now being debated int eh senate? I mean beyond the allegations that there are now abortion allowances being added (which is not true)? Yeah, me neither.

I wish the media and journalists generally would do the job we need them to do--be a watch dog for government and leave the cult of personality alone for a while.

OK. That was a soapbox I didn't mean to step onto today. But you can sense, I hope, my feelings here. If not, maybe the local media will pick me up on their radar and then you'll know for sure!