ith obscure cinematic references (well, we dropped that feature), and pretty much everything else that characterizes NRO. We can’t say how grateful we are for what Jonah has done; it has been a huge boon not only to the site, but the National Review enterprise generally.Now, for this “big change.” It’s not really a change. Our guiding ethic at NRO has always been “whatever works, http://www.vanssalesshoes.co.uk - vans shoes authentic .” It has meant we’ve had a organic, constantly changing enterprise where rules, job descriptions, and the rest don’t mean that much. What we’re recognizing here with new titles is what has been the case for a while. Kathryn Lopez, who has invested NRO with her boundless energy and creativity, manages the unmanageable crush of daily editorial matter on NRO, while Jonah is a guiding spirit, kibitzer, idea man, etc, http://www.vansshoescheape.com - hello kitty vans shoes . So we’re making the indispensable Kathryn editor, and Jonah editor-at-large. (There are only two other editors-at-large in the NR universe — WFB and John O’Sullivan.)So, anyway, time for me to leave. Before I go, I should note that, along with everything else, it feels pretty brilliant in here. And I should also say, while I have the chance to put it on record in the G-File that…CATS RULES….SCI-FI SUCKS….PROTESTANTISM IS THE…wait…I’m just…hey…*****RICH LOWRY HAS LEFT THE GOLDBERG FILE.*****Cosmo kill! Wow, sorry about that, http://www.cheapvansshoessales.com - vans shoes cheapest . I knew about this whole editor-at-large thing but I didn’t know Rich was going to bust into the Goldberg File to announce it. I guess I’d better explain. As Rich discussed, I signed on to NRO as a project about five years ago. That was during the go-go Internet boom, if you recall. Indeed, I even insisted on a chunk of the “profits” — something I know Ed Capano and the suits pound the desk and cry with laughter about whenever they think about it. Anyway, while I used to be day-to-day editor guy, doing a zillion different things all by myself (Larry Kudlow used to dictate his column to me over the phone. Seriously), I haven’t the one-man-band in a very long time and I haven’t even been the day-to-day editor guy for a couple years. I’ve been the guy who gets to say “Why did we do that?” or “Shouldn’t we be doing this faster?” In your office you might call this person “the a-hole.” But terms vary. First and foremost, the secret to NRO’s success has always been its readers. I know I speak for everyone when I say that we are constantly astonished by how generous, knowledgeable, smart (and smart-assed) and funny our readers are (except for all readers named Todd, for some inexplicable reason). The fact that you guys appreciate NRO so much has made it all seem worthwhile. But I’ve been blessed with a staff of people who have made me look good. Chris McEvoy is one of the most professional and talented people I’ve ever worked with or met. Aaron Bailey, like Russ Jenkins before him, has never said something can’t be done. George Vara’s got a great future ahead of him. And, of course, Rich has always been the Maximum Leader of NRO (though having to shake “Lowry’s Little Red Book” at him every time he got off a plane got old pretty fast). When I was jobless, penniless, and lost during the Lewinsky mess, Rich threw me a lifeline and gave me a wonderful opportunity (though he was kinda slow alleviating the penniless part. Originally, my only income was $25 per G-File). He may seem like a cipher, but I’m deeply indebted to him nonetheless.And then there’s Kathryn. She’s been doing most of the day-to-day stuff for a very long time and she, more than any other single person, is responsible for keeping NRO chugging along. If she called in sick, we wouldn’t even know how to let the Asian child laborers out of their cages to fire up the pneumatic tubes that make NRO run. So I’m delighted that she’ll be the new editor while I will adopt the high-back leather chair title of “editor-at-large” (please, no “large editor” jokes, I’ve already thought of them all). The editor title never seemed to fit me right (what did I say about the lar
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