I'm starting to think I'm too stupid to be a good blogger.
I understand the politics of Edwards hiring leftist bloggers and being criticized by the right. And I understand the politics if Edwards fires those bloggers in the face of the criticism. But I don't understand how a politician could actually use a good blogger, especially a major party candidate for President. The blogosphere is still too untamed and politically incorrect. If all this really is is a chance for armchair political staffers to join a campaign, then I don't see what the big deal is. One would expect a loose lipped blogger to toe the party line once hired by a politician. We expect politicians to lie. If bloggers, like more traditional staffers, including journalists (I'm talking to you Tony Snow), start going through the revolving door, it's their credibility that's at stake. I care less about whether Edwards retains his newly hired bloggers than whether those bloggers will be able to explain why they signed on in the first place, apart from the need to earn some money. Then again, maybe I'm wrong and Edwards will turn out to be a more amazing candidate than I think he is.
I also don't understand what the hell is going on in the Senate debate on the anti-Bush's-latest-"strategy" resolution. Perhaps the clubby atmosphere will prevail, but if Gates and Pace are willing to say that robust debate doesn't hurt the troops and that Bush's "strategy" is not the last chance for success, and if Warner and an increasing number of Republicans are willing to put down in writing that they essentially regret McConnell's filibuster (even if they technically are addressing Reid and McConnell), I don't understand why Reid and the Dems wouldn't pounce and get aggressive, especially since even with the additional five votes, they still don't have enough for cloture. I guess there are more shoes to drop (is this all about Libby's defense crumbling and the fickle finger of fate finally pointing at Cheney?).
