Of course he is a member of the Axis of Fedora (in fact a charter member and he wore the Same Fedora at the Scott Brown victory party that got Smitty into GQ. So he knows the power of the Fedora:
You know that lazy SOB in your newsroom? No, not him . . . the other one. Okay, the other other one. Why not replace him and save your paper some dough in the process.
I knew there was a reason why I bought his book on Friday.
You haven’t bought his book yet? You should, he is nice guy. A scholar who can both quote Dante in Italian and write as blunt as a sailor in a tavern after his ship pays off. The man who can produce this reaction from my wife, and this reaction from his Co-blogger that I met at CPAC:
thinking of Dan, and really hope he’s going to be okay. Cannot really have fun until he is better.
When a young woman enjoying her first CPAC final thought is for the health of her friend and co-blogger that co-blogger must be special.
If a guy like that isn’t worth the price of a book I’d like to know what is?
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You really are a prince, you know?
Dan you are a gentleman and a scholar. I hope you are feeling better too.