Mark: In the Vick case, race was an issue early, thanks to the NAACP. Why the group that is often touted as our country’s most storied civil-rights organization should get itself involved in this case is beyond me, unless it want to engage in Dyson-style race baiting. If Vick’s fate is truly one of black America’s most pressing civil rights concerns, then it’s probably time for the NAACP to declare victory and close shop.

Anyway, this detail is amusing:

At least one charity was served by Vick’s predicament this week. The Atlanta Humane Society said it is receiving scores of donated Vick football jerseys (often accompanied by financial contributions), which are being used to clean kennels and as bedding for mistreated and abandoned canines.