But please – isn’t it usually the case that if I’m going to say something about him that conflicts, I say it right out – and I make a point of restating what’s well-known – that I didn’t vote for him or donate to him.

People say I cried wolf on sexism and misogyny with the TNR cover last week – that’s absurd to me, but that’s what several readers thought I was doing.

Well – I’m saying that you are crying wolf here. It’s still a personal blog that’s going to reflect my writing, as writing, from me. I’m a 45 year old woman with three school age kids who can no longer run around and fit in 1000s of things in the day. 100s, yes, 1000s no.

So – to say “made time for” – come visit my home sometime. You will see – everything is about making time for it. Promise.

Nevertheless, given the fact that you’ve made it known you disagree with his positions on a host of issues, don’t you think it’s reasonable to infer and take into account any potential biases that you may have when you write about Mandel?

People who are busy have to “make time” a lot of the time.

The poor guy just returned from the Middle East on Weds. Have you ever traveled to the Middle East? I haven’t been as far as Iraq, but I have been to Israel. That’s a long trip. After nine months. When I’m recuperating from a plane ride, ANYTHING I do is something I’ve made time for.

Boy – you guys need to get busy.

By saying, “makes time,” the implication is that he had other, more important things he should have been doing.

Conversely, if you had linked to this article, http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=88535, detailing how he was meeting with residents already, then the “makes time” phrase would’ve been more appropriate.

Standing alone, however, makes it seem as if there was a purposeful slant to the headline.