FRENZIED LEFT

Before I sign off until Monday, let me celebrate: I'm a member of the frenzied left, at least according to Hugh Hewitt (scroll down; no permalinks, so just look for the post from August 6, 7:35 a.m.). I appreciate the mention and the link from Hewitt; I can't say I'm a big fan of his, but I welcome the chance to have had a type of dialogue with a real-life, professional pundit.

Unlike his view of Jim Joyner and Larry Solum, though, Hewitt apparently really thinks that I am a member of the "frenzied left" -- at least, unlike Larry and Jim, I haven't heard anything from Hewitt to make me think otherwise. Which is good, because that probably means I get to keep my "Vast right-wing conspiracy decoder ring" for another election cycle. I sleep with it under my pillow at night, actually.

MORE: Sorry, Chris, I can't access my archives right now and can't seem to access your blog to find the precise post where you mention my ring, but, hey, it's Friday and time to turn off the computer for a while.

MORE: Hugh Hewitt sent me a very friendly e-mail snatching me from the company of the frenzied left, and Jim points to a post from Hewitt that already clarified the matter, unbeknownst to me (sorry!):

I also want to point out my poor paragraphing below may have led some folks to conclude that I was lumping OutsidetheBeltway, Marstonalia, and LegalTheoryBlog among the frenzied leftists like Joshua who are pulling out all stops to defend the new Catholic test. I had intended to underscore how these blogs treated the controversy with responsibility, not rhetoric. Paragraphing is a perilous business. My apologies to these three fine sites. (8-6, 5:45)

But. . .but. . .I like Howard Dean! Really! That should count for something. . .

More seriously, I do think that the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee should be defended, and I have tried to do so, although I'm really not as clear-minded on these issues as I'd like to be. I'd link to posts where I try to defend the Democrats, but Blogger's lost my archives for some reason. Oh well!