tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post3745133084289781834..comments2024-03-27T23:20:37.951-07:00Comments on Alan Bock's Blog: Bill Safire one of the bestSteve Bockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241868635191319611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-52364704985256585122009-10-06T21:41:57.631-07:002009-10-06T21:41:57.631-07:00You may well be right. I think Safire was less glu...You may well be right. I think Safire was less glum and more clever than Edwin Newman (yes, I remember him but wasn't that impressed. But you can't go wrong paying attention to Mencken and Richard Mitchell.Alan Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181904910963486549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-84610745563349795692009-10-02T15:35:51.984-07:002009-10-02T15:35:51.984-07:00Mencken will continue to be remembered; Safire wil...Mencken will continue to be remembered; Safire will quickly be forgotten. Who remembers Edwin Newman? Anyone who loves language should read Mencken and Richard Mitchell, The Underground Grammarian.Nicolas Martinnoreply@blogger.com