Wulfgar

Wulfgar is what I would call a left-wing, small "L", libertarian. I posted a comment on his site recently questioning his refusal to consider Al Gore a hypocrite.

He took the time to make a very thoughtful, measured response to me. I've read it three times and I disagree with some points. I agree with some points. I owe him a thoughtful, measured response in return.

Since I am tired, and since I am taking my kids skiing tomorrow, rather than expend the intellectual effort to dream up such a response, I am going to take the easy way out for now: I am going to engage in cheap, shameless flattery and hope it buys me a pass from Wulfgar.

I hope that he won't be embarrassed to know that I consider him my blog-mentor, no easy task considering that I used to consider him my blog-(tor)mentor. For a while it seemed I couldn't post a letter without vehement opposition from Wulfgar in my comments.

Over time, though, I learned to overlook being called an "asshat" and an idiot. And while I usually disagree with him, and while I am not often smart enough to follow his 'logic' (that's a joke) everyone who reads could learn from the precision with which he writes. I am an attorney; words mean things in my world. His ability to intuit the meaning and connotation of every...single...word is unmatched. Anywhere.

So, Wulfgar, I hope that you will give me a couple days to respond. I owe you one. And I still consider you one of the better people I know but have never met.