What About the Good News?

Of course, with me as with everyone else, my election-season analysis may at times become tainted by self-interest. For example, the evidence from my traffic stats unambiguously indicates that a lengthy primary campaign is good for blog traffic. What's more, I have at least some hope that it'll be good for Heads in the Sand, too.

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"What's more, I have at least some hope that it'll be good for Heads in the Sand, too."

That's what I figured the motivation was for your Sully-like Obama boosting and Clinton bashing.

But beware! As Jonah Goldberg can attest, all the publicity in the world can't buy back a soul sold to sell books.

Posted by Petey | March 5, 2008 1:54 PM

maybe Petey has essentially beaten me to it, but I was going to ask if you'll be offering a Goldberg-style autographed-book-purchasing opportunity?

Posted by dgj | March 5, 2008 2:04 PM

He said "taint." Huh huh.

Posted by butthead | March 5, 2008 2:12 PM

good for blog traffic to the point of congestion and then start charging people. No, wait, charge people when you have no congestion for the privilege of being where no one wants to be. No, that's not it either. Did you draw this on a napkin before you posted it? Thats what got Mr Laffer his book sales.

Posted by Peter Driscoll | March 5, 2008 2:15 PM

Can you say what sort of an increase you're getting over 'average', if there is reliable average?

Posted by M | March 5, 2008 2:30 PM

What's more, I have at least some hope that it'll be good for Heads in the Sand, too

The only thing is, I would assume that Hillary voters are potential Heads in the Sand readers too. And yet Matthew's ongoing hysteria over Hillary's comeback would seem potentially alienating, no?

Posted by Al | March 5, 2008 3:03 PM

The good news is that, with the race continuing, vapid windbags like Russert will continue to be puzzled and perplexed, and that's a good thing. Portrait of a Perfectly Perplexed Pundit.

Posted by Madison Guy | March 5, 2008 4:36 PM

Dear Al,
Nice try, but hysteria is not the term for MY’s candidate analyses; not even close. “Informed, tough criticism balanced by periodic rehearsal of Senator Clinton’s virtues” would be a more accurate description.

Posted by jason | March 5, 2008 6:03 PM

You know what would have been good? If you wrote a different book: Heads in the Lap: Liberalism and the Oral Fixation from Richard the Lionheart to Monica Lewinsky.

I mean, we really don't need yet another book-length indictment of Republican foreign policy. And besides, think of the kind of book tour you would have had.

Posted by jlw | March 5, 2008 8:34 PM