It's late, and Shabbat is almost upon us, so I'll be quick. Much of the Alliance gathered in line to meet Mr. Hewitt himself, and to get the books signed. He was gracious enough to pose for pictures with all of us, and kind enough to plug the Alliance en masse to the assembled hundreds.

The books sold out, the line wound through the store twice, so he couldn't linger too long. Thanks to Jonathan for getting there first. No doubt Jared, Bob, Richard, Clay, and Jonathan will have postings of their own.

And hopefully, we'll be able to crush Ken Salazar and his brother John this fall. Nothing personal, you understand. Just politics.

UPDATE: Here's the picture. Michele, I hope it's proportioned ok...