I see all these anti-Sully threads and they make me queasy. Perhaps it’s from the unsettling experience of seeing people do that to me. Yes, I understand, people can talk about whatever they want, but the more time goes on the more I find myself refusing to say anything at all about any blogger whose behavior I don’t like.

I think it makes my blog better, I really do.

(Please don’t take this personally.)

I also don’t think he understands something: he’ll probably never have the kind of popularity he once had again. He’s blown it.

Sullivan’s behavior just makes all of us bloggers look unprofessional. Granted, we’re not pros, but if we are going to stand up to them we’re going to have to act like them to a certain degree - and that means not becoming exhausted, not letting the flamers get us down, not giving up.

I don’t think Sullivan’s departure is going to cause any long term damage; events will sweep past him and those of us riding that wave will too. But it does strengthen the position of those who call us rank amateurs.