Posted on 05/03/2021 4:37:59 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
This will be the final piece published at DBDailyUpdate.
Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time contemplating whether to continue on with this project, which began on a whim almost five years ago now, during the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign for America’s future. It started with short commentaries on Facebook and on a free blogsite, and then expanded in December 2016 to the creation of this website.
As interest in the Trump presidency grew, so did the traffic to this website, and along with that, the length and frequency of the commentary. The Trump revolution, and the consequent renaissance of America’s economy and prospects created the energy around all of this, and enhanced my own energy for doing it. The abrupt end to that presidency via corrupt means has in turn diminished both.
I could blame Google, which has systematically blocked traffic to the site – or more accurately, the count of that traffic, upon which all advertising revenue is based. That has certainly had a depressing effect. Watching Google’s counter take its “count” of traffic from central linking sites that a few months ago would number in the thousands per day down to literally zero certainly diminishes the creative juices.
But that’s not really all there is to this decision to shut this thing down, or even the main reason. The main reason is that it has become a depressing exercise each day to comment on all the societal destruction the communist Democrat party is wreaking on our country.
Simply put: This is no longer fun. When I started writing newspaper commentaries 35 years ago, I told myself and my wife that I would do them as long as it remained fun to do. I stopped doing those 10 years ago when they no longer were.
I applied the same principle to this endeavor: So long as it was fun to do and generated a little income, I could justify getting up at 5:00 every morning to spend a few hours doing it. But both factors are now gone, and maintaining it is a fairly expensive proposition.
I know many of you have made reading these each morning a part of your daily routine and have been extremely loyal to DBDailyUpdate, and I truly do appreciate you. To you, I owe an apology for this decision not to continue on, and I hope you understand the reasons.
This will leave something of a void in your morning, and to fill it I highly recommend writers like Kurt Schlichter and Glenn Greenwald and Byron Wright and the great Mollie Hemingway to you as alternatives. In fact, the Substack.com and the Federalist.com sites are filled with excellent, witty and insightful commentary and information every day of the week.
This may seem like a sudden, even rash decision to you, but be assured it is not. It’s something I’ve contemplated doing since January, and I just reached the final decision to do it over the weekend. I will continue to post short commentary on my social media accounts, and plan to also devote the found time I will suddenly have to other writing endeavors, including finishing a book I’ve been sporadically working on for the past two years.
So this is not a goodbye; it’s just a so long.
Thank you for taking the time to read my stuff, and for your loyalty.
God bless you all, and God bless what’s left of America.
That is all.
Thanks for your work. I’ve enjoyed it.
Good luck in your endeavors!
Good luck in the future...
You will be missed. Thank you for the input and news you gave us over the years.
Bummer!
David, thank you for your these daily updates, they were part of what looked forward to each day on FR. Best to you and your work on the book.
Humblegunner will be heartbroken.
David, you will be missed. Good luck with your future endeavors.
EQ
Repurpose into activism maybe; https://precinctstrategy.com/
This precinct captain thing is becoming a movement. Some of the writing on the individual precinct project websites is kind of disjointed and rambling. If there’s a project in your area, they could probably use a good writer. If not, maybe start a project where you are. Looks like you’re in TX which already has quite a bit going on https://precinctstrategy.com/state-information/
Just thinking maybe make a shift from reactive to proactive. We ain’t dead yet. TX is always more at risk of going blue and if we lose TX, we likely lose the US.
Thanks for all the insightful columns, David. I have enjoyed them and appreciate your work.
I hope you understand the reasons.
Sure do.
This column was like the reincarnation of Evans and Novak. Enjoyed it.
Thanks for doing all the work and for giving us the benefit of your insight. It has been great!
I understand your reasons, too.
“Humblegunner will be heartbroken.”
Nah, he’ll probably do his Snoopy happy dance when he finds out.
I will miss your columns but hope we will still hear your voice at FR. I really enjoyed your perspective. It is a dreadful time for America. The reality that we no longer live in a Nation with Liberty, Freedom & Justice for all is devastating.
Rescue will require people to take stands and accept the flack. I think POTUS Trump & voices like yours have sown the seeds that will do the job.
I’m sorry to hear that. While I didn’t read every one, I enjoyed just about every update I did read.
Thanks for all the effort you put in.
Best wishes and hang in there!
I always looked forward to your articles. I will miss them.
Thank you for posting this, and all of your work through the years.
Best wishes. I’m sure we will be reading you again somewhere. I enjoyed your updates and commentary.
Bless you! I have looked forward to reading your updates. Thank you so much and the best to you in the future.
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