Andrew Sullivan has announced that he'll be drastically cutting back on his blogging for the next nine months or so, in order to finish a book, get caught up on reading, and relax; he'll still post occasionally, however.
If you're a liberal, you probably hate Sullivan for daring to be both gay and conservative on many issues. And if you're a conservative, you probably consider him an apostate for daring to not support Bush- that is, if you're not accusing him of being "obsessed with being gay." I can't tell you how many right-leaning blogs I've read lately in which Andrew's blog is discussed, and the discussion has eventually devolved into anti-gay slurs, including accusations of "AIDS dementia."
I say, if he arouses so much derision from both sides, Sully must be doing something right. His was the first blog I ever read, he helped inspire me to start one of my own, and he's continued to make the world safe for us "hybrids" who don't particularly fit into an easy pigeonhole. I hope he enjoys his time off and comes back better than ever.
Posted by Stephen Silver at February 1, 2005 02:03 AMWhat you said. The constant Sully-bashing bugs me to no end. It's especially ludicrous when you consider how many people read his blog. He gets 20 times the traffic I get.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at February 1, 2005 08:45 PMI also really enjoy reading Sullivan, and appreciate the way he shares his thought process.
I am suprised by some of the vitriol that Atrios and Alterman display towards him. Having said that, I think his "5th column" comment was over the line. I suppose if it was directed at me I might have a different outlook.
Ivan