Reflections on an Odd Life

Expectations, Part II

As a follow-up to this, the reactions are in on the blogosphere from my LA Times Book Festival and the reviews for Graff are *stunning*:

Valley of the Shadow: “I didn’t know Graff; I despised Scheer, but I wanted to hear what they would have to say. Graff was civil and had some good insights.”

Gay Patriot: “I thought Hugh and co-panelist American Enterprise Institute fellow and National Review blogger/columnist David Frum had the better of the argument, but will give credit to the other liberal on the panel, blogger and former Howard Dean webmaster, Garrett M. Graff, for at least attempting to keep the conversation civil and not engaging in the kind of factual fantasy and rhetorical overkill which characterized Scheer’s comments.”

I guess I should be pleased with two separate bloggers independently labeling me the “civil” voice but I’m not sure how far that gets one down the “successful pundit” track. :-)