Well, whaddaya know. We got picked up by National Review, along with EuroPundits, Merde in France, A Fistful of Euros, Eursoc, and I Love America, in the Europress section. (We get mentioned way down at the end of the article.) Thanks a lot. To new readers coming over from NR, welcome, sit down and stay a spell. Put on a Johnny Cash or Buck Owens CD if you really want to get in the right mood. Ray Charles, Junior Brown, Dwight Yoakam, or Sonny Boy Williamson will do just fine. I also like to think of this as a James Brown kind of blog, and it's maybe a little Dylanesquely both reflective and absurd at times. We try for an Ice Cube or Clash-style sharpness. The artist this blog reminds me most of, though, is Wanda Jackson.

This is most distinctly not a Mandrell Sisters, Debby Boone, Tiny Tim, Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, REO Speedwagon, James Taylor, Celine Dion, or Men Without Hats kind of blog. At least I don't think so.