As most of you know, my inaugural post sent shockwaves throughout the blathersphere yesterday. The Daily Kos referred to me as an intriguing unknown quantity, and David Horowitz called me a limp-wristed degenerate. In the midst of this insane circus I sometimes wonder if the time might not be right for me to retire from public view. But before you all start inundating me with letters telling me how much you love me and begging me to hang on and fight the good fight, remember that, in terms of sensory development, I have difficulty in isolating your letters and emails as discrete objects in my field of vision.

Boy, was I steamed about that thing I read in the paper today. Just when you think they've reached the limit of outrageousness, they go pull something like this. I shouldn't be surprised, really, considering their cynical attempt to do that other thing. And they think we'll forget their known affiliation with Slate.com, whose forum once included somebody who posted a link to that book review site that published an article by that guy whose signature file included a link to the notorious "I.Love.Hitler.and.Stalin.org." 'Nuff said.

Somebody made me wear this