Writing Boots

Hey, did you see the big debate last night?

https://writing-boots.com/2008/10/hey-did-you-see-the-big-debate-last-night/

Researching a column I'm writing on how inspire readers to comment on your blog, I came across this morsel of advice, from someone called MommaBlogga:

"Of course, your life will be the main source for your blog, but take
your posts to the next level by appealing to something that applies to
more than just you and your spouse.
For example, don’t just say 'I had Kix for breakfast,' say, 'I had
Kix for breakfast. What’s your favorite cereal or breakfast food?'"

Check out Peggy Noonan, blabbing here on the Daily Show to promote her cloyingly titled new book Patriotic Grace (no, I haven't read it; reading Noonan is bad for your teeth).

I think it's finally come to me, what I really loathe about the former Reagan speechwriter who has made a career out of writing high-sounding smarm.

It's the same thing I loathe about myself:

I am a sucker for a nicely turned phrase, an earnest plea for political "seriousness," a surprising declaration that, in the end, we're really all the same—and, when you think about it (when you really think about it) we're all pretty darn wonderful, after all.

This is why certain kinds of communicators shouldn't be in charge—and, furthermore, shouldn't be asked broad questions about what ails the nation.

Much as I hate to admit it—and I'll deny it tomorrow—Noonan and I are that kind of communicator.