The Road Goes On Forever, But The Party Never Ends
By Mitch Berg
There are still a few things you can count on in this universe. The sun rising in the east; the futility of the Cubs Vikings; the fastball, the Jeep CJ, the Les Paul, Summit Beer, the National Review‘s point of view; God, country, death and taxes.
And Captains Quarters, posting eight to fifteen posts of brand-new, top-flight political analysis (and Notre Dame flakkery) every single day.
In these unsettled times, it’s good to know that you can still count on…
Beginning on March 1, I will begin working for Michelle Malkin, a friend, mentor, and writer I have long admired. She has offered me a position as writer at Hot Air, and my blogging will appear exclusively there.
…er…how’s that?
That means that I will close out Captain’s Quarters sometime in March.
Doh.
Um…
…never mind.
This saddens me, as it has become my ever-ready home and because of the terrific community it has generated. I hope that the CapQ community comes with me to Hot Air, and Hot Air will have open registration today for 12 hours in order to allow CapQ commenters to join me at my new digs.
Seriously – congrats, Ed! This is a huge move for E-Mo, my friend, fellow MOBster and radio colleague, and will make him, if possible, an even bigger mover and shaker in the alternative media.
Yesterday, Canada. Tomorrow…Red China?
Name the song reference!
No googling!
February 25th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Ed’s going to the Grey Havens?
February 25th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Pray to God she does not dress him up like a cheerleader.
February 25th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
RickDFL snarking about cheerleading?
I just don’t have the heart to finish this one.
February 25th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Does that mean that the name “Captain’s Quarters” is available?
February 25th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I wonder if she’ll send him out on stalking detail his first week?
February 25th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
What’s wrong with you lefties…. nothing about ping-pong balls?
February 25th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Why exclusivity? Why not be able to cross post and still give us that tinge of localness? Really, this makes absolutely no sense.
Congrats, I guess. Either way I know Ed wouldn’t make the move if it weren’t in his best interest. I just think it would be possible to preserve the Crow’s nest. No need for me to follow him over there, maybe that is the plan *grin*
February 25th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I wonder if she’ll send him out on stalking detail his first week?
Smacking down the scumbags who stalk her?
That’d be a cool gig!
Why exclusivity?
I’m not privy to all the details – but I’d say you can chalk it up to big-blog economics.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
So Mitch, will you be going solo as NARN II?
February 25th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
MoN:
He plans to keep archives available here:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives
February 25th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
To the best of my knowledge, the change doesn’t affect Ed’s broadcasting career.
Thank goodness!
February 25th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Thank goodness we signed Ed to that muilt-year NARN contract.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
So am I to assume that Ed didn’t tell you by Saturday Mitch? I seem to recall hearing that second paragraph being said by you almost word for word not two days ago, and without a hint of irony.
Or was that just a clever bit of foreshadowing?
February 25th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Smacking down the scumbags who stalk her?
Er, no. I meant, for example, will she be employing Morrissey in the stalking
of a brain-injured 12-year-old in an effort to get his insurance nixed?
Update 2:50pm Eastern: I just returned from a visit to Frost’s commercial property near Patterson Park in Baltimore. It’s a modest place. Talked to one of the tenants, Mike Reilly, who is a talented welder. He said he had known the Frosts for 10 years…
I also passed by the Frosts’ rowhouse. There was an “01 – 20 -09″ bumper sticker plastered on the door and a newer model GMC Suburban parked directly in front of the house. I’ve seen guesstimates of the house’s worth in the $400,000-plus range.
That’s what I meant.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Tim in StP-
That’s called journalism. Michelle Malkin is a journalist. She makes a living writing about politics & current events.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Or was that just a clever bit of foreshadowing?
No, it was a hamfisted way of busting Ed’s chops!
February 25th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Tim,
What Terry said. It’s what used to be called “Reporting”, and it used to be what journalists did.
If you can show something personal, obsessive or perverse…well, you can’t, so why bother?