I want to thank Andrew for allowing me to flail around in this space all week.
A few readers wanted to know how the Savage/Sullivan Axis of Evil came together. I’m a lefty, he’s a righty-how could we possibly be pals? Here’s the secret: Andrew, as he proves on this website on an almost daily basis, is not doctrinaire. Neither am I. While we disagree about a whole host of things-I’m for a single-payer health care, Paul Krugman (love that man!), hate crimes legislation, Hillary Clinton-there’s plenty of things on which we do agree. Like Andrew, I’m a supporter of gay marriage, I think recreational drugs should be legalized, and I think that, competently managed, American military power can be a force for good in the world.
So am I fan of Andrew’s writing-his books, his blog-just because we’re friends, as some readers theorized? Ah, no. I don’t admire his work just because he’s my pal. The reverse, actually. I read Andrew for years-in TNR and elsewhere-and admired his writing and great, big brain long before I had the opportunity to meet him. The friendship grew out of my admiration for his writing, not the other way around.
To those who wanted to know when I would start a blog of my own: I’m flattered, but that’s not going to happen. I just don’t have the time. Guest blogging this week just about killed me; I don’t know how Andrew does it. But I do occasionally post in a group blog called SLOG written by the editorial staffers at my paper, The Stranger. Feel free to drop by. If you enjoyed my writing this week, please think about buying my upcoming book, The Commitment.
And finally, I’d like to thank You People. I had a blast writing for you this week, and enjoyed your emails-even when you were trying to tear my head off. I enjoyed those emails most of all, actually.
-posted by Dan.
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