We have a new face here at Bacon’s Rebellion — we just can’t show it to you yet. But we will as soon as we can!
I am winding up the writing of my book, “Boomergeddon,” and soon will begin the task of generating publicity for it. That task will entail building and maintaining a Boomergeddon website and blog, writing op-ed pieces and giving speeches to more or less anyone willing to listen to me. I have spent all too little time with the Bacon’s Rebellion blog as it is, and I will have even less time in the future.
Therefore, I have invited the blogger known as Groveton to fill in for me. Regular readers of the blog know Groveton from his frequent comments. Among all the regular participants, he comes the closest to representing my perspective on many issues, and, hence, will provide a worthy philosophical balance to Peter G. and EMR. He will continue in the tradition of providing pointed political commentary on Virginia public policy in a civil spirit.
Close readers of the blog know that Groveton is a senior executive with a major technology company with a presence in Northern Virginia. He attended Groveton High School and graduated from the University of Virginia. He travels around the world for his business, bringing valuable insight into the realities of competing in a global economy. Like me, he is a fiscal/economic conservative, a social moderate and a political independent. He is slowly but surely coming to see the light on transportation/land use issues. And he has a great sense of humor.
In inviting Groveton to contribute to Bacon’s Rebellion, I have broken a cardinal rule: that all contributors should be open and transparent about who they are. Because of his employment with a prominent company, Groveton is faced with a devil’s choice: Either stay anonymous, or go public and pull his punches so as not to cause his employer any embarrassment. We reached a deal. Groveton will pull no punches.When he retires a year from now, he will go public, blogging under his real name and identity.
Welcome aboard, Groveton.
