Congrats!

Glenn Reynolds has been blogging for six years today. We all owe Mr. Reynolds a huge debt, because he IS the Blogfather. And he has a “The Way We Were” post up to let readers know just what Insty was talking about in those halcyon days Before It All Changed. I went and looked. And saw this:

MARIJUANA ON THE RIGHT: If you want still more evidence that the old left/right distinctions are obsolete, look no farther than the National Review Online where a pot-legalization debate has raged. Today Richard Cowan makes the case for legalization by noting the harm that the Drug War has done. And he's right. Compared to the damage done by a few befuddled potheads, the Drug War with its militarization of law enforcement, bloated and corrupt bureaucracy, and gradual erosion of constitutional protections against search and seizure, and even speech, has been a national disaster. The benefits, if any, have been tiny. What's funny is that only the right-wingers seem to have the courage to argue for legalization. The Clinton Administration -- presumably because of the "I didn't inhale" nonsense -- never had the guts to buck the Drug War in even the smallest way.

Posted 8/9/2001 10:01:50 AM by Glenn Reynolds

Congrats, Glenn. You frickin’ hippie. I knew there was more than one reason I liked you…a lot…aside from the fact you’re a blogger nonpareil.