Ta-Nehisi Coates is on to something:

There’s a bar in the East Village that offers five shots of anything for ten bucks. I’m going there tonight, and taking 10 shots of anything the crowd reccommends. Then I’m going to stand on the street soliciting random women for sex. Should I be arrested I shall have the perfect rejoinder, "Officer, I think we should focus on looking forward." Should I be slapped, I’ll have the perfect rebuttal, "Baby, I think we really should be focused on looking forward." Should I succeed and come home, hung-over, and have to face my spouse’s accusing eyes, I shall be armed with the perfect riposte, "This relationship should focus on looking forward."

As it happens, there’s a shoot-the-club-up celebration being planned tonight for certain prominent bloggers who are crossing over into MSM positions. That seems like a good opportunity to descend into conditions of impunity for the purposes of having my behavior absolved. Look, in my moments of exhaustion arguing with conservative pals of mine, I used to argue that OK, fine, I’m not going to argue with the wisdom of the manner in which George Bush governs. I just want to be held to the same standard. If I can fuck up two wars and allow a major American city to drown and an economy to crater, I want you to say that I should be given a fair chance, and the real assholes are my critics. I can’t wait to say that to the officer who arrests me tonight.