Pre-apology, Andrew Sullivan passed off the LATimes expose on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s sexual aggression as “a politically motivated smear-job.”

After Arnold admitted “where there’s smoke there’s fire,” Sullivan does some quibbling, which he caps off with the comment that “there is a distinction between public and private life.” He concludes “vote for Arnold.”

Come on, Andrew. The LATimes piece could be politically motivated. But Arnold’s admission proves the article’s tightly woven portrait fits him like a wet-suit. The guy is arrogant and abusive. The least he deserves is derision.

I’ve been talking to Hylton Jolliffe about dinner tomorrow night. Anyone want to join us?

To date, we’ve done pitifully little advertising for Blogads. We’re gearing up to launch a neat new feature and, after months of tinkering and talking to folks, think we know what the heck a blogad is and why it is Good. So now for some marketing.

My blog buddy Hugh of www.gapingvoid.com fame has designed us a terse and evocative blogad for promoting… blogads. Which one do you like?
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Or (update)

Know somebody who has a guest bedroom near Bloggercon and wants to disintermediate a hotel Saturday night? I’ll pay $50 or bottle of Oban whiskey for a place to lay my exhausted, blog-riddled head. Write me. (Update: I’m set. Thank you Barbara!)