Dangerous Business
May 16, 2011 - by
We now have clear evidence that political blogging is hazardous to the health of the body politic.
Under the Dome led this morning with my blog speculating that the legislature would be in session until December.
It was a joke. I was being facetious. (Well, partly facetious. I was serious about legislators being likely to do dumb things.)
Here’s what happened. I had dinner last week with a couple of friends who have worked at the legislature and know it well. One of them speculated the session would last all year. Then I remembered the AP reporter who used to be obsessed about the adjournment date. Then, Friday, I was tight on time, so I churned out the blog and posted it.
Now there it is under a big headline.
Maybe I need to be more careful. Maybe I need to give greater study and more thoughtful consideration to what I post here. Maybe I should remember there’s a risk some people might pay attention to this stuff.
Naahh.
Dangerous Business
May 16, 2011/
We now have clear evidence that political blogging is hazardous to the health of the body politic.
Under the Dome led this morning with my blog speculating that the legislature would be in session until December.
It was a joke. I was being facetious. (Well, partly facetious. I was serious about legislators being likely to do dumb things.)
Here’s what happened. I had dinner last week with a couple of friends who have worked at the legislature and know it well. One of them speculated the session would last all year. Then I remembered the AP reporter who used to be obsessed about the adjournment date. Then, Friday, I was tight on time, so I churned out the blog and posted it.
Now there it is under a big headline.
Maybe I need to be more careful. Maybe I need to give greater study and more thoughtful consideration to what I post here. Maybe I should remember there’s a risk some people might pay attention to this stuff.
Naahh.