Though it is amusing sometimes in the end I find any discussion of "Who is Atrios?"* rather silly - at least silly if people actually care. I mean, who is Ted Barlow? Well, he's some guy from Texas who has a weblog. Who is Oliver Willis? Some guy in Boston who runs a weblog. Who am I? Some guy in Philadelphia who runs a weblog. If this were "Eschaton, by Bob Smith" people would say "oh, that Bob Smith is some guy in Philadelphia who runs a weblog." End of story.
Being anonymous raises the question of whether I am "somebody" - which I think means somebody in politics or media outside of this weblog. And, I've said many times I'm not. I've never worked in journalism in any way (well, okay I was briefly an intern in high school for a tiny local rag...) and I've never been involved in politics. I don't receive secret messages from the DNC or Sid Blumenthal (though I'm open to it!) nor, sadly, do I receive any money. But, even if you knew my name you wouldn't have any idea if that last claim were true, any more than you know whether Glenn Reynolds is paid by Grover Norquist.
*Deliberate stupid Ayn Rand reference
