"Hi Ann: I'm familiar with your blog and take it that, unlike a lot of UW-Madison profs, you tend to swing to the right politically...."

Emails a columnist, prefacing a question to me.

I respond: "That's not a correct characterization, and I won't comment on anything if that's the premise of the question."

He responds:

You could always correct my incorrect characterization, but I guess being snippy is easier.

Thanks anyway.

Discuss.