And on that note, it’s time for me to retire. I don’t particularly want to, but it seems I pretty much have to. I’d very much like to explain why here but, unfortunately, I cannot. My friends are welcome to email and I will explain in private. Perhaps some of you can even help. Suffice it to say that there have been some other - not-so-nice - articles about blogs in the papers lately and I do not wish to be used in anyone’s campaign of personal destruction. Given the current climate, I am seriously starting to believe that anonymity may be the only way to blog about politics.

One of only two people I’ve ever trusted the keys to IT to, and the only person aside from myself with a login on this site other than me. Dodd, thanks for all the great stuff over the past few years. It’s been great reading and I hope you’ll stick around here and drop a comment in every once in awhile.