Hugh has cited the ongoing Bear Flag League debate over at The Weekly Standard (also found at Real Clear Politics, Dec 9)
I was unaware that the article made its way over to CBS.NEWS.com, until Justene (esteemed Calblog proprietress) Emailed me the link, and wrote, "YOU made CBS news. Ain't blogging cool?" Yep, sure is ... um, unless you're Dan Rather. Heh. ;-)
(PS to this—Being linked at CBS News is ok, I guess; what I was really hoping for was some linkage at blogger nirvana. I even checked. I know, I know [sigh] ... dream on.)
The Hugh Hewitt quote reads:
I long ago revealed myself as a single-issue voter: I favor the most conservative Republican in the primary most likely to win the general election. The GOP has never had many of what I call this orientation: principled pragmatists. In fact, a debate is raging even now among bloggers such as Patterico, PrestoPundit, CalBlog, In the Agora, and Interocitor, over the arguments for principled pragmatism that I laid out in my last book. (Calblog emphasis supplied)
(I will here note that The Yell's excellent post at Tan Horizons somehow missed inclusion, which is unfortunate.)
Patterico is worthy of special recognition as having initiated the conversation; undertaken the 'Great Hugh Hewitt Book Giveaway (a bold stroke indeed);' and generally acted as moderator through the ongoing debate. Visit his Principled Pragmatism category for the best one-stop view of the ongoing discussion.
Good work everyone, and let's keep the discussion going.
PS—I'm still hoping that XRLQ, Spoons, Angry Clam, etc., will post their thoughts on 'principled pragmatism' as well.
PPS—Now go and read Hugh's article in its entirety, if you haven't already.
PPPS—I just noticed Patterico also got mentioned in another Hewitt article (this time World Net Daily, Dec 8), which makes it two Hugh Hewitt article references in two days! Gotta be some kinda record. Congrats, Patterico, you deserve it. :-)
I haven't weighed in on Hewitt's book because I haven't read it yet. It's in my shopping cart at Amazon, but I won't actually place the order it until I've gathered enough other goodies to qualify for free shipping.
Posted by: Xrlq at December 10, 2004 11:04 AM (Permalink)Hmmm ... I seem to breathe and I've filled the cart enough for free shipping.
Posted by: Kevin Murphy at December 10, 2004 12:47 PM (Permalink)Heh. Kevin ... you're right!
Call it my natural aversion to CBS News. ;-)
Posted by: clark smith at December 12, 2004 09:55 PM (Permalink)I always assumed it was spelled "See B.S.," assuming you watch it on television.
Posted by: Xrlq at December 12, 2004 11:31 PM (Permalink)