I’m always the last to find out….

Via Virginia Postrel, I see that I’ve been nominated for a 2005 Weblog Award: “Best of the Top 250 Blogs.” Virginia writes, “I don’t expect to win, but I do hope to beat Dan Drezner.” I’m getting creamed, so this is indeed a possibility. [Any way to boost your numbers?–ed. Well, Megan McArdle has a ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

Via Virginia Postrel, I see that I've been nominated for a 2005 Weblog Award: "Best of the Top 250 Blogs." Virginia writes, "I don't expect to win, but I do hope to beat Dan Drezner." I'm getting creamed, so this is indeed a possibility. [Any way to boost your numbers?--ed. Well, Megan McArdle has a foolproof approach to getting votes: "Please go vote for us. Because if we don't win, I'll cry. Big, fat tears rolling out of my dewy green eyes, staining my porcelain cheeks as my body racks with sobs. No one wants that." Alas, you have neither green eyes nor porcelain skin--ed. No.... but think of my lovely wife, who has green eyes, porcelain skin.... and dimples that disappear when she's sad. Vote for me -- don't make my wife's dimples go away. Oh, man, that's low--ed.]

Via Virginia Postrel, I see that I’ve been nominated for a 2005 Weblog Award: “Best of the Top 250 Blogs.” Virginia writes, “I don’t expect to win, but I do hope to beat Dan Drezner.” I’m getting creamed, so this is indeed a possibility. [Any way to boost your numbers?–ed. Well, Megan McArdle has a foolproof approach to getting votes: “Please go vote for us. Because if we don’t win, I’ll cry. Big, fat tears rolling out of my dewy green eyes, staining my porcelain cheeks as my body racks with sobs. No one wants that.” Alas, you have neither green eyes nor porcelain skin–ed. No…. but think of my lovely wife, who has green eyes, porcelain skin…. and dimples that disappear when she’s sad. Vote for me — don’t make my wife’s dimples go away. Oh, man, that’s low–ed.]

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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