For all of Yeats's reactionary moods, even for his indulgence in nostalgia here, he's not a nostalgic poet. And this poem I think shows us what I mean by that.
"Like a lot of people, I thought that an NFL franchise was the ultimate indulgence for men who had made enough money in other pursuits not to care how much it cost, " says Fisher.
This is my last turn at the helm of WSJ. (I move to a new berth with The Wall Street Journal in London this month), and I want to thank all of you for your indulgence, particularly those who took the time to email comments (good and bad).