Nothing surprising. Chief honcho at SI, Rick Reilly, took the opportunity at Pat Tillman's death to launch an editorial not only against the Iraq War but also against the Afghanistan one. Most sports reporters are hard-core libs. A few years ago I was listening to Dan Lebetard of Sports Center or whatever it's called (ES??) interview some friend of Tiger Woods. Lebetard chose the occasion to ask the guy when Woods was going to get involved with "social justice". Why in the world would a sports reporter ask someone a question like that? I wanted to throw a brick threw the radio. I hope one fell on Lebetard.
I think Howie Long may be a conservative. Several years ago he made the remark "The Minnesota Vikings spend less on defense than the Clinton Administration". My fantasy football league had a good laugh at that for a while...
I love Howie Long, a real man.