Congratulations to longtime blogger Sean Hackbarth, who starts tomorrow as the Online Communications Specialist for the Senate Republican Conference. Sean worked briefly for the stillborn Fred Thompson presidential campaign and has worked in the PR/politics nexus since.
Moving from punditry into flackery is a strange transition, as it necessarily means a loss of independence and the ability to say what’s on one’s mind. Relatedly, it also comes at the price of being perceived as less than fully candid. On the other hand, it means an opportunity to get into the “arena” and leave behind those “cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
