July 28, 2004

Andrew $ullivan

Andrew Sullivan is having another of his regular "pledge drives" over at his increasingly less-interesting weblog. He's raised some $200,000 that way from gullible folks who actually thought he was a real conservative, rather than a self-aggrandizing pundit who thinks he can improve his own fortunes and standing among the pundit class by shifting his allegiance to the Democrats. (Kerry's a "conservative" now, according to Sullivan. No wonder his site's traffic is declining.)

Sullivan often holds his pledge drives, claiming the site can't stay up and running without raising tens of thousands of dollars. (That must be some gold-plated bandwith he's buying!) Last year, shortly after raising $120,000 dollars, he went on a month-long blogging hiatus.

Why do I care? Because I don't want you to waste your money. Sullivan is not a conservative and no longer a supporter of a proactive war on terror. He is now pushing the election of John Kerry, a "permission slip Democrat" who intends to pull American troops back from the front lines, and turn the management of the war on terror over to the United Nations and our "allies" France and Germany.

Do you want to donate to a blog? Donate to one of the blogs participating in Laurence Simon's Give Money to Anyone But Andrew Sullivan project. Or donate to this one, via the Amazon tip jar or the Paypal link in the button bar at the top of the page. What'll Andrew Sullivan do with the money if you give it to him? Live on it, and continue to blog in support of John Kerry, gay marriage, and tax increases. What'll I do with it? Donate 10 percent to church. Then take the next $20 and pay my monthly hosting charges. Give some to the Republican National Committee. And buy some stuff.