I’ll always be grateful for the day John O’Sullivan, at the time most recently UPI editor, told me I simply had to connect with Cathy Seipp. Johnny O is one whose judgment I treasure having as a resource and so I did, despite always being a little suspicious of Los Angeles residents claiming to be conservative (that’s a hesitation I’ve long grown out of, Cathy being one of the reasons why). I’m grateful because NRO got a few years of wickedly clever content out of her – but I’m also grateful because just having had the chance to make her acquaintance was a gift.

John O’Sullivan remembers his find here.