Perhaps Mr. Levy might recall that while "Taking the low road is a well-trodden path to big readership," so is twisting source's quotes so they fit your predetermined-and-yet-oh- so-charmingly-contrarian-storyline.

Glenn says "I've always thought well of Levy, and I'm sure that he didn't intend to misrepresent my meaning," but I think he's being too charitable by far. How else to explain this sentence from Levy:

"True, there are indeed constructive, thoughtful Web-log commentators online. But they don't draw crowds like Glenn Reynolds, whose Instapundit site recently peaked at about 445,000 daily page views."

Is there a way to read that other than that in Mr. Levy's exhalted opinion, Glenn is not a "constructive, thoughtful" commentator?

Levy's piece is self-righteous twaddle from a journalist who should know better. Nothing more, nothing less.