FDaY hits upon the central issue at play here: the shameless promotion of moral relevance..., or as Roseberg so cutely puts it,
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I agree with BigUn that Woods, should have withdrawn regardless of the official ruling. What an example of decency, moral rectitude, and manhood he could have been. Alas. no, he chose instead to show the almighty dollar is the most important thing there is.
In fact this whole incident shows that and is but one more example of how our popular culture exalts self over principle.