Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Better Than a Poke in the Eye with a Sharp Stick

D. R. Tucker quoted the introduction to Right Time, Right Place—"In the age of Obama, conservatism is in retreat . . . but it will be back, and its ups and downs are of interest to conservatives, their enemies, and ordinary Americans"—then asked if Tuesday meant we were back. I answered, "It was better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." Much, much more needs to be done, but winning is different from losing, and often better.

He also told me after the interview was over that RTRP reminded him of Almost Famous, the coming-of-age movie about a teenage rock journalist. There is no Penny Lane, but instead there is my wife, Jeanne Safer, whom Mark Riebling called "the third character."

11/04 10:44 PMShare