Markup Helpers

//sometimes, you just want the copy inside an element.
function $T(element) {
  var t = $(element);
  return t == null ? t : t.innerHTML.gsub(/<\/?[^>]*>/, '');
}

//is fetching the innerHTML bad form? Most of the time, yeah.
function $M(element) {
  var m = $(element);
  return m == null ? m : m.innerHTML;
}