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It's with a heavy heart that we report that pundit and headgear aficionado Andrew Sullivan is retiring from blogging. For the most part.

As Sully himself puts it:

Much as I would like to do everything, I've been unable to give the blog my full attention and make any progress on a book (and I'm two years behind). It's not so much the time as the mindset. The ability to keep on top of almost everything on a daily and hourly basis just isn't compatible with the time and space to mull over some difficult issues in a leisurely and deliberate manner.


Say it ain't so! Actually, it probably ain't: "So I'm going to turn this into a far more occasional operation for a while. I'll keep posting when the feeling grabs me."

Feeling, please grab him! We just don't know if we can go on if you don't.
THE DISH AS YOU'VE KNOWN IT [Andrew Sullivan]
[Crying Pop via Old Men Crying]