The High Price of Consensus/Letter to Lydia

Lydia, whenever I get criticized by a hard-core partisan like this (i.e., Cliffy/the dull contributor), I tend to take it as a badge of honor. It basically means that I'm doing my job, touching all those mealy-mouthed tender spots, etc.......................................................................................Oh, and, yes, for the record, it doesn't matter whether that criticism comes from the left or the right. Nope, not at all. Hell, I was just as proud when that conservative blogger, Gadfly, excoriated me. Yep, you got it - that individual accused me of being a (drum-roll, please) LIBERAL TROLL; a frigging member of the Obama police (I guess because I defended Obama - who frigging knows!), for Christ!..........................................................................................Now, look, I know you're in kind of a delicate position here. These guys are your contributors and, yes, they DO tend to agree with you politically. But, Lydia, please, hear me out here. THEY ARE NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS. I mean, think about it for a minute. Your blog used to have a fair amount of traffic on it. Now it's just basically Larry and Moe....pissing on the grave of Voltron. It's, to say the least. bizarre.