Live from Southern California, this is the Jim Rome show.

Let's see how I'm feeling.

Patriotic?

Feeling patriotic on this hump day?

What's more patriotic than humping?

No, I feel patriotic on this hump day.

And so I want to start the show by talking about a great American leader.

A great American leader who I think showed great American leadership today and selflessness

and self-sacrifice.

So naturally, everybody hates it and everybody is upset with this guy.

Normally I don't weigh in.

However, there is no doubt in my mind, Keegan Bradley could have picked himself for the Ryder Cup team.

Pretty damn good argument that he should have picked himself for the Ryder Cup team.

He's the captain.

He could have picked himself.

And there are a lot of people loudly making that argument right now that not only could he have done that, he should have done that.

But he decided not to pick himself

because he takes his responsibility as team USA captain incredibly seriously

and he's got no problem putting the team ahead of himself.

And in response to that, basically everybody is like, no.

No.

What?

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