US patriot act ensures one hell of a show

AMERICA could never stand accused of doing things by half.

And whoever came up with the idea to stage a college basketball game on an aircraft carrier as the sun set over San Diego last Friday night could never stand accused of cutting corners on patriotic fervour.

Maybe I’ve been numbed by the relentless mawkishness of this nation’s preoccupation with its own military but hardwood on a billion dollar ship felt oddly appropriate, residing as it did at the respectable end of the Veterans’ Day commemorations, the US version of Remembrance Day.