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Billmon's Back!
For those of us who have been reading various political blogs for some years, there are certain names that are already in the Blogger Hall of Fame. Markos, of course, and MyDD; Emptywheel and FireDogLake; Steve Gilliard, Atrios, Talking Points Memo. All these, and many authors, have served as the foundation of a new type of political commentary -- the "blogosphere," but lately called the "netroots."
Missing from action, though, had been one of the early stars. Billmon had not posted since some time last year, and even before that his output had essentially stopped. For those of us who appreciate well-written, influential blog posts, this was a large loss: Billmon's work was always solid. So solid, in fact, that he won numerous awards for his blog work.
Imagine the shock -- indeed, the joy -- when tonight on Daily Kos the name "Billmon" once again appears under a diary. It is entitled The Great White Hope, and it is one of the best analyses of John McCain I have ever read. It is also one of the best-written diaries I have read on Daily Kos in quite some time.
If you don't know about Billmon, go read the Wikipedia entry. Then follow the link to Daily Kos and read the diary on McCain. You'll be glad you did.
Apparently, the Surge IS Working ...
But it's Obama that's surging.
Latest Gallup tracking poll -- guess that overseas trip didn't have any impact. Nope, none at all.
Damn Scary Article
There's a blogger, Bonddad, that I read regularly because (a) he seems to know what he's talking about, and (b) he doesn't mind getting technical when he thinks it's warranted. Plus, he shoots straight, but doesn't go much for hyperbole.
So, when he posted an entry titled Read This Now and consisting of a single sentence -- "Mish is dead-on accurate" -- with a link, then guess what? I follow that link.
What I found is, frankly, a pretty scary article. But don't take my word for it. Jump out there and read it:You know the banking system is unsound when ...
