FT: "US Olympic torch relay rerouted"

From The Times: " The Olympic flame’s procession through San Francisco drew world-wide ridicule when the torch-bearers ran only a few yards before disappearing into a warehouse, only to re-emerge on a bus half an hour later."

Hedge Thing has a much better idea. Why not pass the Torch to a San Francisco 49er running back and let him carry it through the crowd of protestors? Give the protestors a chance, some well deserved airtime for their cause and much more interesting press coverage.

(http://www.49ers.com)