I just got back from lunch. Yes, yes, yes. I’ve seen that Andrew Sullivan has taken the time to criticize some postings at Mom’s site. No, I don’t know if this was intended as a sort of “your mother wears combat boots” jab but I kind of doubt it. I will say I don’t agree with, like, or condone some of the things folks over there are saying and, I must say, it feels kind of nice to be in a position to tell mom I think she should clean up her room for a change. Then again, she stopped telling me to do that a long time ago and I’m sure she can defend herself is she decides it’s even worth it without help from me.

But, I will say I’ve always treated Andrew and his arguments with respect and plan to keep doing that. So, if the point of cherry picking some off-color comments from a few LDotters is to make a guilt-by-association claim about where I’m coming from, I think it’s a very lame effort and a form of argumentation that could be applied to thousands of sites on the web, left and right, without being particularly revealing or interesting.

Oh, one last thing. As for the social price Andrew has paid for his views compared to my own, I’m sure he’s right. I’m just not sure what that has to do with anything I’ve said, done or believe.