Tiger the Tireless Firefighter

In the recent bruhaha over an unfortunate and unintended comment that ruffled racial feathers across the US for a few days, Tiger Woods simply dealt with the issue firmly and succinctly and put out the fire. Ever since the beginning of his pro career he has consistently demonstrated balance between action and discretion, neither ignoring insults nor fanning them into flames. Like any good firefighter he efficiently douses them. And in the process he leads by example, teaching all of us that racial discrimination is not to be tolerated and yet unity is to be preserved. He's the master of the "no hard feelings" school of conflict resolution. Perhaps that's the kind of child Dr. King had in mind.