From a lefty lurker:
You know, I started coming to NRO Online as a very liberal, left wing
gal out of an interest in reading the other side’s ideas–preferably in
a non invective laden, thought provoking environment. I may seldom
agree with him, but I figured anything that Uncle Bill Buckley wrought
would, at least have a certain decorum and standard for intellectual
discourse. And I found that here so I keep coming back. For years now,
almost every day. Several times a day. I don’t think my mind has gotten
changed on any of the left/right issues I already disagreed with you
folks on. But I appreciate the chance to read your ideas. I WANT to try
and see as many sides to issues as possible.
But the fringe benefit of coming here—and something I am always
promoting to my like minded and apolitical friends about your site–is
the wealth of quirky, entertaining stuff like your link to the
anti-spammers and Derb’s treehouse etc. etc. This place is worth
visiting for that stuff alone, even if you didn’t also intersperse some
weighty socio-political discussion in between!