Monday, May 16, 2005
Awwww - Poor Baby
Spit the morning caffiene when I read this yesterday morning. From a guy that writes for Slate and teaches at Rutgers
First, I think it points out that liberals are used to pontificating, but not discussing or arguing. Hence the lack of anything resembling good liberal talk radio. Which I think accounts for why their ideas get so screwed up -- anything arrived at in that much of a void....
But I wonder if this is not also a slam at those of us hanging around in the "tail?" A back-handed way of saying, "If I can't cut it, how can you 'amatuers' even have a chance?"
All I can say is, "Sorry David, maybe next time."
What else did I learn by sitting in for Dan Drezner? That I'm not cut out for blogging.The article reads like a little first person ode to bloggers, but I think it reveals a couple of important facts.
First, I think it points out that liberals are used to pontificating, but not discussing or arguing. Hence the lack of anything resembling good liberal talk radio. Which I think accounts for why their ideas get so screwed up -- anything arrived at in that much of a void....
But I wonder if this is not also a slam at those of us hanging around in the "tail?" A back-handed way of saying, "If I can't cut it, how can you 'amatuers' even have a chance?"
All I can say is, "Sorry David, maybe next time."
