This category includes both regular features as well as the best coverage of a single issue. It's also one of the toughest to parse together, as some of the nominating comments were pretty obscure (Can we include a "Nomination with as Few Clues as Possible" category?) This was one reason this post took so long to construct - certainly took most of my skills as an archaeologist to dig some of these up. A few emails to nominees are still pending, and if answered, the post will be updated with that new information.
Once again, one person, one vote, yadda, yadda.
Update: We've now identified a number of cases of people voting more than once (on other threads as well.) Look people, we have an internet guru on staff here at Wampum, if you cheat, we'll find out about it, so just don't bother. This is supposed to be fun, let's keep it that way.
Being a Delegate (examples 1, 2, 3) at the American Street
Blogging from the RNC Convention at Annatopia
A personal story of abortion (parts 1, 2, 3) at Annatopia
Coverage of the Arab media at Abu Aardvark
Clarence Thomas' America at the ASCBlog
A DNC Convention Diary at Bark Bark Woof Woof
Bob Harris' Travel Journal at This Modern World
Clint Curtis: Whistleblower Affidavit at Brad Blog
Why can't we have a better press corps? at Brad DeLong
Top ten non-policy reasons to vote for Kerry over Bush at Brandon Starr
Poll Day (examples 1, 2, 3) at the Carpetbagger Report
Papers Please ( examples: 1, 2) at Chris Lightfoot's web log
Eye on Iraq at CommonBlog
"Red" States (parts I, II, III, IV, V) at The Common Ills
The Washington Chestnut (examples: CNN Embed Fakes Orgasm, Goat remembers seeing Bush in Alabama, Entire cast of Friends die in hail of bullets, Hire a Liar in 2004 - Bush announces jobs initiative, Super Bowl issue: Liberal sissy blue state marxists defeat southern gentlemen, George Soros: scary rich liberal immigrant threat) by the Farmer at Corrente
The DeLay Rule Exit Poll at the Daily Delay
Hunter Goes Postal (I, II, III) in the diaries at Daily Kos
TANG Typewriter Follies (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) by Hunter at Daily Kos
Frameshop by Jeffrey Feldman in the diaries at Daily Kos
Cheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
I Got the News Today by I Dunno in the diaries at at DailyKos
Daily Dafur (examples 1, 2, 3) at Demagogue
The Torture Memos (posts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) at Discourse.net
Idiot of the Month at Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Ukraine Election Coverage at Fistful of Euros
Holden's My Bush Boom (examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) at First Draft
Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle (example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) at First Draft
Tena and Athaena's debate blogging (example 1, 2, 3, 4) at First Draft
The Mysterious Story of Jack Idema (27 links on the sidebar) at Flogging the Simian
Ask the President (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ) at Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
W.E.B. Du Bois (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) at Hobson's Choice
A Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment” at Is That Legal?
Heterosexually Yours Letters (examples 1, 2, 3, 4) at Jesus' General
The Gallup poll series (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) at The Left Coaster
The Sunday Roundup (examples 1, 2, 3) at Liberal Oasis
Understanding the South (parts I, II, III, IV) at Lion's Den
Pseudo-blogging the RNC (First Night, Second Night, Live From New York, Third Night, The Morning After, Last Night) at Michael Bérubé
Evolving Partisan Strength (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) by Chris Bowers at My DD
Swopa on the upcoming Iraq elections at Needlenose
Gay Marriage in Drag at No Right Turn
100 Days of Rwanda by NYCO (originally posted at Daily Kos)
The Maher Arar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45) at Obsidian Wings
Brand Democrat at Oliver Willis
The Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Silly Site of the Day at Pen-Elayne on the Web
Reflections on the Electoral College (parts 1 & 2) at Political Strategy
Media Snake Oil at Political Strategy
"The Culled News/Top of the Morning News" at The Rabbit Trail
Torture Inc. at Random Thoughts
Report from an Old Soldier (parts 1, 2, 3, 4) at Rain Storm
The "R" Word at The Revealer
What God Gap? at The Revealer
A rolling review of Richard Clarke's Against All Enemies at the Road To Surfdom
Grand Old Police Blotter (examples: 1, 2, 3) at Roger Ailes
Christ Weary (1,2,2a,3,4,5, 6, etc.) at The Rude Pundit
Elisa's "Conversations with..." at the SCCDP Blog
What Would Darwin Do (examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 at Science and Politics
Building on Lakoff (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40) at Science and Politics
Fact vs. Fantasy in the election (examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22) at The Sideshow
"Left Behind" at The Slacktivist
History of Colonialism (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 at Steve Gilliard
General Election Cattle Call by Chris Bowers at the Swing State Project
Explosives at Al Qa Qaa at Talking Points Memo
The Shay's Handful at Talking Points Memo.
Jim Tobin and the New Hampshire phone-jamming scandal at Talking Points Memo
Bernard Kerik at Talking Points Memo
America's Worst Mother™ (examples 1, 2, 3) at TBogg
Coverage of the 3rd Congressional District race in Kansas (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15) at Thoughts from Kansas
Lowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson
Electoral College Survey by Ed Fitzergerald at Unfutz
Social Security Doom Mongering at the Political Animal/Washington Monthly
Sunday Cinema at World O'Crap
Deep Thoughts, by Peggy Noonan at World O’ Crap
Whazzup With Wingnuts? (1,2,3) at World O'Crap
One for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog.
Posted by: Ian at January 24, 2005 07:09 PMSecond for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog.
Posted by: John at January 24, 2005 07:19 PMThat's three for ACSBlog's Clarence Thomas' America...
Posted by: Vanessa at January 24, 2005 07:23 PMYet ANOTHER for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSblog.
Posted by: Shane at January 24, 2005 07:53 PMIs That Legal on Malkin's "Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Scrum at January 24, 2005 08:09 PMI wish I wasn't so intent on self-promotion as there is so much good stuff here. However, in hope of making it to the next round, I'll vote for myself, the long series Building on Lakoff (and there were a few more entries since the #40 was posted) by Science and Politics. Perhaps in the finals I'll have the opportunity to vote for something that is actually really good for a change.
Posted by: coturnix at January 24, 2005 08:15 PMOne more for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog.
Posted by: Colleen at January 24, 2005 08:17 PMClarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog
Posted by: undercover_e at January 24, 2005 08:24 PMAnother vote for for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog.
Posted by: Sonja at January 24, 2005 08:26 PMClarence Thomas' America at ACS blog
Posted by: Sara at January 24, 2005 08:34 PMMaher Arar case by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: Nell Lancaster at January 24, 2005 08:35 PMLegalizing Torture at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: Roxanne at January 24, 2005 08:38 PMSecond place: exegesis of the 'Left Behind' book(s) at Slacktivist. As somebody once commented there, it can be a bit like a 1:1 scale map, but still insightful and highly entertaining. May Fred live, thrive, and post long enough to get to the last chapter....
Posted by: Nell Lancaster at January 24, 2005 08:41 PMSlacktivist's Left Behind takedown. God bless him.
Posted by: Elvis at January 24, 2005 08:44 PMOh well, as I won't win anyway I'd like to vote for myself. :)
Posted by: Elayne Riggs at January 24, 2005 08:47 PMThomas' America at acsblog!
Posted by: JK at January 24, 2005 08:52 PMMedia Snake Oil at Political Strategy
Posted by: Mike Johnston at January 24, 2005 08:57 PMOne for Clarence Thomas' America at ACSBlog.
Posted by: Sarah at January 24, 2005 09:02 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus.
Posted by: ArC at January 24, 2005 09:32 PMI'd like to vote for ACS's Thomas one.
Posted by: Lisa at January 24, 2005 09:42 PMI Cho-cho-cho-choose Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
Posted by: Mel at January 24, 2005 09:47 PMThe DeLay Rule Exit Poll at the Daily Delay
Posted by: Byron L at January 24, 2005 09:55 PMOliver Willis for Brand Democrat
Posted by: Eli Stephens at January 24, 2005 10:04 PMI've gotten some much needed grins from Elayne Riggs Silly Site of the Day.
Posted by: Eva Whitley at January 24, 2005 10:05 PMUnderstanding the South (parts I, II, III, IV) at Lion's Den
Posted by: Robert Schumacher at January 24, 2005 10:13 PMone vote for discourse.net's torture memos
Posted by: Ashley at January 24, 2005 10:16 PMVoting for Thomas' America.
Posted by: Leah at January 24, 2005 10:17 PMOrcinus on fascism.
Posted by: PZ Myers at January 24, 2005 10:52 PMClarence Thomas' America at ACS blog
Posted by: Eric at January 24, 2005 10:57 PMIf you haven't checked out the Ask the President series at Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness, you should. It is side-splittingly funny. Nobody is paying me to say so. Well, not in money. Coupons don't count.
I agree with the above sentiment, but wish to recognize and vote for the excellent W.E.B. Du Bois series at Hobson's Choice.
Posted by: oyster at January 24, 2005 11:12 PMLeft Behind at The Slacktivist
Posted by: Nick Tyler at January 24, 2005 11:15 PMDaily Darfur at Demagogue...
... although HWRNMNBSOL is completely correct in every respect and will be getting $1.00 off SlimFast Optima Shake Mix, the Venus de Milo of coupons.
Posted by: norbizness at January 24, 2005 11:17 PMFred, the Left Behind series.
It's such a relief, especially with the brand of "religion" we're treated to so often these days, to see someone with a religious perspective be incisive and insightful and tolerant and witty and so damn cool.
Jeanne's that way too, but she's not up for this.
You know, we need a Jean Hersholt award.
Posted by: julia at January 24, 2005 11:22 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: ellroon at January 24, 2005 11:44 PMNorbizness. That cat's funny, like the Three Stooges or Don Henley.
Posted by: dexter at January 24, 2005 11:51 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: weech at January 25, 2005 12:06 AMOne more for Neiwert's fascism series on Orcinus.
Posted by: Len at January 25, 2005 12:24 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: lea-p at January 25, 2005 12:53 AMThat Josh Rosenau is a cool guy, I vote for Thoughts from Kansas. Here's an explanation of the series.
Posted by: Joshua Rosenau at January 25, 2005 01:06 AMMy vote:
Being a Delegate (examples 1, 2, 3) at the American Street
Posted by: Chuck Currie (the real one) at January 25, 2005 01:40 AMAsk the President (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ) at Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
Posted by: kathyp at January 25, 2005 03:13 AMNorbizness please.
Posted by: Chepooka at January 25, 2005 04:01 AMnorbizness' ask the preznit.
Posted by: snuh at January 25, 2005 06:14 AMThe link to the DNC Convention Diary at Bark Bark Woof Woof is broken... It should be this. Thanks!
Posted by: Mustang Bobby at January 25, 2005 06:32 AMI think I fixed it, Mustang Bobby - it'll take a few minutes to rebuild, with all the links.
Posted by: MB at January 25, 2005 07:02 AMI am casting my vote for the torture memo analysis at discourse.net.
Posted by: Marc Reiner at January 25, 2005 07:05 AMPseudo-blogging the RNC by Michael Bérubé
Posted by: NYSusan at January 25, 2005 07:30 AMI'm surprised that anyone blogging all of the hurricanes of '04 didn't make this list. (Hint)
Posted by: Deb at January 25, 2005 07:31 AM
[Sigh] I'm way out my league here, but...
One vote for Cheers and Jeers (Daily Kos)
Posted by: Bill in Portland Maine at January 25, 2005 07:36 AMThe General, for Miscarriage Justice. Blammo!
Posted by: sue at January 25, 2005 07:52 AMThoughts from Kansas!
Posted by: Unisia at January 25, 2005 08:06 AMIsThatLegal on Malkin's "In Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Eric at January 25, 2005 08:36 AMHe's my partner so, you know, the bias, but Holden's Obsession takes the big prize!
A.
Posted by: Athenae at January 25, 2005 09:00 AMJesus' General, of course, but the Reports to the General have to be included. Best comments going!
Posted by: Whites Creek at January 25, 2005 09:04 AMThe link doesn't work for the General so here:
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/
I vote for Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
Posted by: Ms. Not Together at January 25, 2005 09:16 AMI vote for Jesus' General.
Posted by: renato at January 25, 2005 09:21 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: djn at January 25, 2005 09:28 AMOne vote for Clarence Thomas's America by ACSblog.
Posted by: Ben at January 25, 2005 09:30 AMACS's Thomas in America, no doubt about it...
Posted by: jefe at January 25, 2005 09:31 AMSoj's Idema series--flogging the simian.
Posted by: emptywheel at January 25, 2005 09:36 AMIsThatLegal for the deconstruction of Michelle Malkin's whack-ass book.
Posted by: Lance McCord at January 25, 2005 09:45 AMIf this were the Lifetime Achievement Award, I'd go with the Heterosexually Yours letters.
TPM's Shays Handful series was good, but is being blown out of the water by his series on Social Security, right now. (Too early for a 2005 nomination?)
My vote goes to Bérubé's pseudo-blogging the RNC.
Posted by: tc at January 25, 2005 10:06 AMIsThatLegal's series on Malkin's "Defense of Internment"
Posted by: MacKenzie at January 25, 2005 10:12 AMDiscourse.net. IIRC, for longer than should have been true, Froomkin's was the only decent legal analysis of the torture memos tortured legal reasoning that was widely available.
Posted by: SomeCallMeTim at January 25, 2005 10:14 AMAnother one for Clarence Thomas' America at ACS Blog
Posted by: Ironman at January 25, 2005 10:17 AMAnother one for Clarence Thomas' America at ACS Blog
Posted by: Ironman at January 25, 2005 10:17 AMcritique of Malkin/IsThatLegal.org
Posted by: paul at January 25, 2005 10:19 AMI vote for- Heterosexually Yours Letters (examples 1, 2, 3, 4) at Jesus' General
Posted by: Mark Smith at January 25, 2005 10:36 AMI vote for the Convention Diary on Barkbarkwoofwoof.
Posted by: Nancy at January 25, 2005 10:38 AMA Vote for Orcinus-Bill R
Posted by: Bill R at January 25, 2005 10:39 AMMaher Arar case at Obsidian Wings/
Legalizing Torture at Obsidian Wings.
N.B: I'm the author--it's really just one series that started with the Maher Arar case & expanded to cover the general practice of "extraordinary rendition"/"torture outsourcing", of which the Arar case is the best known example.
A presonal story of abortion at Annatopia.
Posted by: Lavoisier1794 at January 25, 2005 10:58 AMACSBlog's Clarence Thomas' America.
Posted by: Gregg at January 25, 2005 11:00 AMBob Harris' Travel Journal at This Modern World (and now at BobHarris.com)
Posted by: Zwack at January 25, 2005 11:07 AMOrcinus
Posted by: Nanovirus at January 25, 2005 11:14 AMPlease also go vote for the adjoining Perranoski Prize awards for a few more categories.
Posted by: Kevin Hayden at January 25, 2005 11:15 AMThe General -- among the many stellar letters (links at Jesus' General) are the ones to Rob Adonis and his Christian Wrestlers.
Posted by: patter at January 25, 2005 11:21 AMIs That Legal - A Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment”
Posted by: K at January 25, 2005 11:31 AM100 Days of Rwanda
Posted by: Eugene Oregon at January 25, 2005 11:37 AMObsidian Wings' Legalizing Torture
Posted by: Doh at January 25, 2005 11:39 AMGotta vote for Is That Legal? for [sexist phrase deleted by editor], Michelle Malkin.
Posted by: Patrick Eakes at January 25, 2005 11:42 AMtorture memos at discourse.net
Posted by: Jan Schwarzkopf at January 25, 2005 11:43 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus — but damn, some great series on this list!
Posted by: Mark Gisleson at January 25, 2005 11:47 AMMy manly little soldier urges that I vote for Heterosexually Yours Letters as written by the Lord's own General JC Christian...
+++
Posted by: MJS at January 25, 2005 11:50 AMSgt. Snuffy Smith respectfully requests one vote for Jesus's General - letter number three.
Thank you
Posted by: Snuffy at January 25, 2005 12:06 PMHolden's Obsession with the Gagle
Posted by: joshowitz at January 25, 2005 12:17 PM"Left Behind" at The Slacktivist
Posted by: Peatey at January 25, 2005 12:18 PMEasy one! Cheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine.
Posted by: Pamindurham at January 25, 2005 12:29 PMJesus' General for me
Posted by: BleuDot at January 25, 2005 12:41 PMI choose the coverage of
Shay's Handful at Talking Points Memo.
Thank you.
Posted by: Quaker in a Basement at January 25, 2005 12:48 PMHolden's Obsession with the Gaggle.
Posted by: randomliberal at January 25, 2005 01:19 PMOne vote: A Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment” at Is That Legal?
Posted by: David at January 25, 2005 01:21 PMAt the risk of injury due to excessive self-back-patting, had it been nominated I would have cast a vote for my own DailyKos WA Gov series on the protracted counting processes for governor here in Washington. Links: beginning, initial count wrapup (with series-links), first recount wrapup (more links), most recent report. Deeper analysis will follow at a later date.
That said, my vote actually goes to Steve Gilliard's series on colonialism.
Posted by: N in Seattle at January 25, 2005 01:21 PMKatherine's posts on Maher Arar at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: Henry at January 25, 2005 01:32 PMI fear I shall incur the Wrath of Norbizness(tm) by not voting for his Ask the President series, but I must go with my gut here. And my gut tells me:
Cheers and Jeers, by my fellow Mainer Bill in Portland, Maine at Daily Kos.
Norbizness is a daily read for me, and I don't want to think about the sheer soul-destroying effort of reading actual transcripts of Presidential town hall hoohahs, but if the Ask the President series went away, I'd be okay. If Cheers and Jeers went away, I'd curl up into a little fetal ball and waste away, all 19th-century tragic-like.
And if that ain't a ringing endorsement for Cheers and Jeers, I don't know what the hell is!
Posted by: jpb at January 25, 2005 01:33 PM1 vote for Norbizness' "ask the president" ---- friggin' hilarious.
Posted by: chaelman at January 25, 2005 01:41 PMAnother vote for Dispatches from the culture wars
http://www.stcynic.com/blog/
for "best writing"
Posted by: Lynn at January 25, 2005 01:43 PMDispatches from the Culture Wars
Posted by: Vincent at January 25, 2005 01:45 PMDeep thoughts by nooners at World O'Crap
Posted by: Yosef at January 25, 2005 01:46 PMOne vote, "Heterosexually Yours," Jesus' General.
Posted by: Shem at January 25, 2005 01:47 PMI nominate Eugene Oregon's "Daily Darfur" at demagogue.
(Disclosure-- I write for demagogue but I am not the author of the series.)
Posted by: zoe kentucky at January 25, 2005 01:57 PMMeuller's critique of Malkin at Is That Legal?
Posted by: flaime at January 25, 2005 01:58 PMMuller/Robinson's critique of Malkin at IsThatLegal.
Posted by: jonathan Dresner at January 25, 2005 02:01 PMNeiwart's Facism series
Posted by: Observer at January 25, 2005 02:03 PMBernard Kerik at Talking Points Memo
Posted by: Kenneth Quinnell at January 25, 2005 02:08 PMMaher Arar case by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: CaseyL at January 25, 2005 02:20 PMMaher Arar. Katherine rules.
Posted by: Slartibartfast at January 25, 2005 02:22 PMKatherine for the Maher Arar posts at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: Jesurgislac at January 25, 2005 02:26 PMBob Harris for his world travel journal.
Posted by: Britannicus at January 25, 2005 02:30 PMIs That Legal - A Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment”
Posted by: Tom Ikeda at January 25, 2005 02:31 PMKatherine's Maher Arar series at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: fafnir at January 25, 2005 02:43 PMundoubtedly Katherine's Maher Arar series at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: Edward at January 25, 2005 02:45 PMA vote for Annatopia's personal story of a woman's right to choose. Annatopia: the blogosphere's most gorgeous, red-headed liberal...hooopa!
Posted by: Liberal-at-large at January 25, 2005 02:51 PMMedia Snake Oil at Political Strategy!! I love Bill Hare!!
Posted by: Betty Stoufer at January 25, 2005 02:58 PMMaher Arar case by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: vanessa at January 25, 2005 03:09 PMMaher Arar case by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: carpeicthus at January 25, 2005 03:16 PMBob Harris travel journals are humorous and informational. They give a wonderful perspective on the world around us.
Posted by: Amy at January 25, 2005 03:21 PMBob Harris' world travel journal.
Posted by: Brennuvargr at January 25, 2005 03:27 PM"Thoughts from Kansas" (http://jgrr.blogspot.com) series on Larry Pratt, right wing extremism & GOA
Posted by: Rachel at January 25, 2005 03:33 PMMaher Arar
Posted by: praktike at January 25, 2005 03:43 PMThe Sunday Roundup at Liberal Oasis
Posted by: James E. Powell at January 25, 2005 03:48 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus, please.
"ask the president" on norbizness
The Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus.
I wish I could vote for the farmer or Jesus' General for "funniest series" though.
Posted by: Penny at January 25, 2005 04:05 PMMaher Arar by Katherine
Posted by: peggy at January 25, 2005 04:08 PMDaily Darfur on Demagogue
Posted by: Rosalie at January 25, 2005 04:11 PMKatherine's Maher Arar series.
Posted by: mc_masterchef at January 25, 2005 04:15 PMSteve Gilliard
Posted by: Larry W. at January 25, 2005 04:26 PMBrand Democrat - Oliver Willis.
Posted by: Jen at January 25, 2005 04:28 PMDispatches from the Culture Wars.
(Because they don't ask you to buy them stuff, like some other blogs.)
Posted by: 386sx at January 25, 2005 04:30 PMI'm not only going to be shameless enough to vote for myself, I'll give you a sales pitch on why I deserve to be a finalist for my Iraqi election posts (under the category title of "Shiite Showdowns") at Needlenose.
However the results turn out, the major story of the Iraq elections has been Grand Ayatollah Sistani's success in breaking up the coalition of exile-led parties that the U.S. had relied on to appoint its interim quasi-governments, in favor of the Shiite-dominated slate favored to win at least a plurality in this weekend's voting.
As far as I can tell, I've been ahead of all other weblogs in charting this development, from Sistani's unhappiness with the exile-dominated coalition to his support for an independent slate to challenge the interim government, which forced the exile-led Shiite religious parties to switch sides. Being able to spot some of these twists ahead of the justly celebrated Juan Cole has been a pretty heady accomplishment for an amateur like myself, and I'm brazen enough to say I'd appreciate some props for it.
Posted by: Swopa at January 25, 2005 04:32 PMA Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment” at Is That Legal?
Posted by: ruidh at January 25, 2005 04:44 PMSwopa. He stays more on top of the Iraqi quagmire than most Iraqis who live there. They should just elect him to the Governing Council and let him blog from inside the chambers :-)
And I'm not saying this because he's a co-resident at Needlenose...
Posted by: fubar at January 25, 2005 04:51 PMOne vote for Jesus' General.
Posted by: Bubba at January 25, 2005 05:00 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
It's my breakfast of champions.
Posted by: spyral at January 25, 2005 05:04 PMEric Muller at isthatlegal.org, for his critique of Michelle Malkin's intellectually insane book "I Think the Gulag Was Neat."
Posted by: Chris Bray at January 25, 2005 05:05 PMDispatches From the Culture Wars Idiot of the Month. Because laughing helps ease the pain.
Hunter goes postal
Posted by: Mark H at January 25, 2005 05:25 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism by Orcinus
Posted by: Johnboy at January 25, 2005 05:36 PMThoughts from Kansas for Coverage of the 3rd Congressional District Race in Kansas. An old-line newsman recognizes this as terrific local "enterprise" reporting with serious national implications.
Posted by: Neal at January 25, 2005 05:52 PMBob Harris' travel writing is outstanding.
Posted by: Towanda at January 25, 2005 05:57 PMMaher Arar case by Katherine at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: Amos Newcombe at January 25, 2005 06:10 PMI vote for IsThatLegal's critique of Malkin.
Posted by: LVW at January 25, 2005 06:27 PMBob Harris' Travel Journal at This Modern World
Posted by: miguel at January 25, 2005 06:33 PMDiscourse series on the torture memos.
Posted by: abcjr at January 25, 2005 06:55 PMMy vote is for Eric Muller's critique of Malkin's "book."
Posted by: MMM at January 25, 2005 06:56 PMKatherine's posts on Extraordinary Rendition at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: McDuff at January 25, 2005 06:58 PMKatherine on Arar at ObWi
Posted by: Yermum at January 25, 2005 07:01 PMone for Oliver Willis' brand democrat
Posted by: boz at January 25, 2005 07:04 PMOne vote for Katherine on Maher Arar posting at Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: Jerry at January 25, 2005 07:08 PMTrish Wilson!
Posted by: Moi ;) at January 25, 2005 07:13 PMMaher Arar
Posted by: Sebastian Holsclaw at January 25, 2005 07:15 PMKatherine, Maher Arar at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: hilzoy at January 25, 2005 07:23 PMI vote for Lowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson.
Posted by: Diane Wahto at January 25, 2005 07:29 PMANNATOPIA! #1
Posted by: Alice at January 25, 2005 07:49 PMI vote for Lowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson
Posted by: Selma Singer at January 25, 2005 07:56 PMLowell Jaks/ANCPR by Trish Wilson
Posted by: Vu Novick at January 25, 2005 08:07 PMOne for Torture Memos at discourse.net.
Posted by: George Mundstock at January 25, 2005 09:11 PMI vote for Lowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson.
Posted by: Trudell at January 25, 2005 09:15 PMSteve Gilliard
Posted by: kerry at January 25, 2005 09:16 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus.
Posted by: modus potus at January 25, 2005 09:20 PMKatherine's in-depth Maher Arar posting at Obsidianwings rules.
Posted by: tomsyl at January 25, 2005 09:34 PMThe links for Corrente's Washington Chestnut series aren't working. I think they're missing the date archive filename and hash mark anchor that go in between the domain name and Blogger number code.
(this is not my vote; I'm just reporting the bug.)
Posted by: ArC at January 25, 2005 09:44 PMKatherine's Maher Ahrar postings at Obs. Wings
Posted by: Barry Ross at January 25, 2005 09:44 PMBob Harris' travel journal at TMW. Most definitely.
Posted by: Doug at January 25, 2005 09:47 PMI vote for IsThatLegal?'s dissection of "In Defense of Internment" and Michelle Malkin.
Posted by: Ruby Sinreich at January 25, 2005 09:47 PMOne for Berube, please.
Posted by: Rob at January 25, 2005 09:48 PMmy little soldier stands at attention for jesus' general
Posted by: me at January 25, 2005 09:55 PMThoughts from Kansas (jgrr@blogspot.com). The story is local, the relevance is national.
Posted by: Hedda at January 25, 2005 10:00 PMBob Harris' travels
Posted by: gail at January 25, 2005 10:03 PMI'm picking Annatopia's "Blogging from the RNC Convention" because she really captured the fun and the energy and the surreality on the streets of New York City, and, most importantly, even when she went back to Texas she kept blogging about it (and investigating). Flogging the Simian's Jack Idema series is a close second (there's a future best-seller or great movie in that story).
Posted by: Ron Brynaert at January 25, 2005 10:03 PMIs That Legal
Posted by: Larv at January 25, 2005 10:05 PMIsthatlegal's series on Malkin.
Posted by: Sally at January 25, 2005 10:07 PMBill Hare at Political Strategy!
Posted by: Athena at January 25, 2005 10:15 PMa vote for the General, Sir (actually, two votes: my little soldier is solidly supporting me here). "The heterosexually yours letters" are often a highlight of my day -- which may say a lot more about my sad, decrepit existence than about the letters, but still...
Posted by: thingwarbler at January 25, 2005 10:38 PMColonialism by Steve Gilliard
Posted by: LKR at January 25, 2005 10:39 PMTrish WIlson
Posted by: Hugo at January 25, 2005 10:47 PMBob Harris' Travel Journal at This Modern World
Posted by: catherine at January 25, 2005 11:00 PMMaher Arar
Posted by: CMatt at January 25, 2005 11:13 PMThe Left Behind series at Slacktivist.
Posted by: Thlayli at January 25, 2005 11:15 PMOne vote for Trish Wilson's series about that convicted criminal/kidnapper Lowell Jaks and his organization ANCPR...
Thanks.
Posted by: NYMOM at January 25, 2005 11:20 PMI does love the Little Soldiers. Heterosexually Yours at Jesus' General!
Posted by: jenniebee at January 25, 2005 11:35 PMSunday Cinema, at World O'Crap
Posted by: alain2112 at January 26, 2005 12:24 AMI may have voted by clicking on the link, but I got no effing receipt, is this rigged? Jesus' General, but I think it's an amazing body of work, good on all of you.
Posted by: ronjazz at January 26, 2005 12:48 AMClarence Thomas' America at the ACSBlog.
http://www.acsblog.org/-359-clarence-thomas-america.html
Posted by: MJB at January 26, 2005 01:34 AMSwopa
Posted by: eric umansky at January 26, 2005 02:09 AMHistory of Colonialism at Gilliard!
Posted by: janinsanfran at January 26, 2005 02:30 AMOrcinus on fascism. Sorry, farmer, sorry Eric. Too many good choices, not enough categories.
Posted by: pjk at January 26, 2005 03:19 AMKatherine at Obsidian Wings: Maher Ahar
Posted by: Opus at January 26, 2005 03:48 AMI think Trish Wilson's series on ANCPR's abusive father Lowell Jaks who kidnapped his own son is a valuable insight into the men who promote father's rights against the welfare of the child.
Posted by: Sue Dye at January 26, 2005 07:52 AMI vote for Lowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson. People need to know the truth about the father's rights guys.
Posted by: Molly Dragiewicz at January 26, 2005 08:46 AMMaher Arar at ObWi
Posted by: The42ndGuy at January 26, 2005 08:56 AMTrish!
Posted by: Roni at January 26, 2005 09:31 AMOne vote for A Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment” at Is That Legal?
Posted by: Konrad at January 26, 2005 09:42 AMI cast a vote for Media Snake Oil.
Posted by: Bill Hare at January 26, 2005 09:51 AMOne vote for Is That Legal on Malkin's "Defense of Internment".
Posted by: Genevieve at January 26, 2005 10:34 AMPseudo-blogging the RNC at Michael Bérubé
[duplicate noted. ebw]
Pseudo-blogging the RNC at Michael Bérubé
Posted by: Buffalo Gal at January 26, 2005 10:51 AMOne for "Ask the President" by norbizness
Posted by: Oorgo at January 26, 2005 11:31 AMI vote for Demagogue's "Daily Darfur"
Posted by: RQD at January 26, 2005 11:35 AMMaher Arar / Torture series by Katherine at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: votermom at January 26, 2005 11:38 AMBérubé@RNC.
Posted by: Thad at January 26, 2005 12:27 PMLowell Jaks/ANCPR at Trish Wilson
Posted by: Lizzybeth at January 26, 2005 02:10 PMFrom this side of the Pond it's one vote for:
Heterosexually Yours - Jesus' General
Posted by: g1lgam3sh at January 26, 2005 02:51 PMThe Maher Arar series on Obsidian Wing
Posted by: dutchmarbel at January 26, 2005 03:21 PMIs That Legal on Malkin's "Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Mo at January 26, 2005 03:25 PMIs that Legal on Malkin's "In Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Auguste at January 26, 2005 04:47 PMIs That Legal on Malkin's ludicrous book.
Posted by: TP at January 26, 2005 05:11 PMThe Maher Arar at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: ScottM at January 26, 2005 05:16 PMThoughts from Kansas---thoughtful prose!
Posted by: steve hess at January 26, 2005 06:18 PMThe reassuringly heterosexual Gen. J.C. Christian
Posted by: melior at January 26, 2005 06:33 PMTrish Wilson on Lowell Jacks/ANCPR
Posted by: strawberrynote at January 26, 2005 07:05 PMTorture Inc. at Random Thoughts on Politics.
Posted by: Marjorie at January 26, 2005 07:08 PMIs that legal on Malkin.
If we had more than one vote, I'll send one out to Josh Marshall who deserves a nod for many of his investigative pieces, but most especially for his persistance on the Qaqaa issue in the run-up to the elections.
Also to Marty Lederman on Balkinization for by far the most impressive original analysis in politico-legal blogging in a while. (I'm rather surprised to note it's not up here, presumably because the entries were made only recently). Well, there's always next year.
BTW, Kudos on the absolutely spectacular job of rounding this up. I don't imagine it was a lot of fun linking 40+ individual posts in some series!
Regards.
Posted by: A Radcliffe at January 26, 2005 07:33 PMIs That Legal's debunking Malkin.
Posted by: Will at January 26, 2005 07:54 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Too many to chose from --- but Orcinus has done a pretty fab job - it's a must read.
Posted by: Cookie at January 26, 2005 08:17 PMThe IsThatLegal critique of Michelle Malkin's "In Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Michael Benson at January 26, 2005 08:49 PMCheers and Jeers
by Bill in Portland Maine
Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Posted by: AKSpock at January 26, 2005 09:55 PMThe letters of the Jesus('s General)
Posted by: SHystee at January 26, 2005 10:38 PMMaher Arar on Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: Idiot/Savant at January 27, 2005 12:26 AMBob Harris' Travel Journey at This Modern World.
Posted by: Nina at January 27, 2005 05:54 AMTorture Inc at Random Thoughts--an astounding achievement
Posted by: Mick at January 27, 2005 06:34 AMSwopa on the upcoming Iraq elections at Needlenose
Posted by: netwerk01 at January 27, 2005 08:51 AMA Critique of Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment” by Is That Legal
Posted by: Luci at January 27, 2005 10:12 AMCheers & Jeers by BIPM @ dKos
Posted by: mentaldebris at January 27, 2005 10:47 AMCHEERS AND JEERS! Bill in Portland Maine works hard to inform and to entertain--I _heart_ him!
Posted by: Kristen Link at January 27, 2005 11:05 AMCheers and Jeers (Daily Kos)
must have puppy picks to get through the day
Posted by: MsPiffers at January 27, 2005 11:33 AMCan I vote for two? Is that Legal's deconstructions of Michelle Malkin; and the General's "heterosexually yours" letters.
Posted by: Bobo at January 27, 2005 12:07 PMdefinitely Cheers & Jeers, at Daily Kos.
Bill in Portland Maine is a god among men, and he never fails to make me laugh.
Posted by: Kaj at January 27, 2005 12:07 PMOrcinus - Pseudo Fascism
Posted by: Muddy at January 27, 2005 12:39 PMOrcinus!
Posted by: sw at January 27, 2005 01:03 PMPen-Elayne for the fun and laughter she has given me over the last year.
Posted by: Echidne at January 27, 2005 01:14 PMBuilding on Lakoff by Coturnix at Science and Politics
Posted by: Eric Martin at January 27, 2005 01:22 PMI vote for Annatopia's personal story of abortion.
Posted by: Martha at January 27, 2005 01:39 PMI vote for Cheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine in dKos. Because humor is important and uniquely human, and political humor is so much needed nowadays.
Posted by: sersan at January 27, 2005 02:26 PMI'm tossing in my vote fo Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine. Body functions, kitty kats and a sick sense of humour...what more can one ask for?
Posted by: fabooj at January 27, 2005 02:53 PMMy vote's for Bill in Portland Maine's Cheers and Jeers at dKos.
Posted by: bdizz at January 27, 2005 02:58 PMCheers and Jeers, please.
I just can't take any more bad news.
One more Cheer for Cheers and Jeers, Daily Kos!
Posted by: wry twinger at January 27, 2005 03:31 PMRise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Very hard to call, though. Many worthy contenders, including Josh Marshall's Kerik smack-down, Fistful of Euros' Ukraine coverage, and Holden's Obsession With The Gaggle.
Orcinus.
Posted by: the cubist at January 27, 2005 03:34 PMCount my vote for Cheers and Jeers at DailyKos.
Posted by: the holy handgrenade at January 27, 2005 03:49 PMAnother vote for Cheers and Jeers at DailyKos.
Posted by: Angelama at January 27, 2005 03:54 PMBill in Portland Maine's Cheers & Jeers on dailykos -
Judge for yourselves tomorrow --- Friday's are especially fun, featuring a Rum and Cokes open bar :)
Posted by: PhillyGal at January 27, 2005 04:05 PMCheers and Jeers by the esteemed Bill in Portland, Maine.
Posted by: sele at January 27, 2005 04:14 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
BIPM/C &J tickles my funny bone while I get the news of the day. It is the best thing I have found on the internets to sustain my sanity during these trying times.
Posted by: Cosmic debris at January 27, 2005 04:37 PMI agree with the holy handgrenade, count my vote for Cheers and Jeers...
Posted by: bakin4mymomma at January 27, 2005 04:44 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
-- news, snark, commentary and a great community--oh, and don't miss the links to beer pics, cute baby animals, and the "caption this photo" contests!
My favorite series is the "Left Behind" by The Slacktivist.
Posted by: Scaramouche at January 27, 2005 05:12 PMA disclaimer from Cheers and Jeers:
Scouts Honor (and I'm an Eagle Scout---one of the gay ones. The National Leadership will have to pry my Ronald Reagan-signed Eagle certificate from my COLD DEAD HANDS)...I did not instigate this tidal wave of votes for Cheers and Jeers. I, and the people in my small Maine village, are humbled and thankful for the spontaneous show of support. Tonight we dance around the Lobster Pole and sing our songs of the sea. Sample lyrics:
"Oh, my toes are so (bleep)ing frozen, woe be to me,
But at least I ain't out bobbin' in the (bleep)ing sea."
(Watch for the CD single coming soon from Bjork. Or is it Bjorn? It's the guy from ABBA.)
That's all. Sorry for the intrusion.
["small village" and "portland" don't compute, in maine. ebw]
Posted by: Bill in Portland Maine at January 27, 2005 05:17 PMAnother vote for Cheers and Jeers at Daily Kos. Bill has created not just a great column but a community.
Posted by: Erinya at January 27, 2005 05:25 PMliberaloasis
Posted by: Jessica at January 27, 2005 05:38 PMCheers and Jeers has saved what's left of my sanity, so it definitely gets my vote. (BTW- what's all that about a lobster pole, Bill? We'll expect full disclosure in tomorrow's C & J.)
Posted by: histopresto at January 27, 2005 06:07 PMBill In Portland Maine's Cheers and Jeers--It's fun, informative, and addictive. And who else has a lobster pole?
Posted by: PoliSigh at January 27, 2005 06:20 PMA vote for "Is That Legal" on Malkin's "Defense of Internment"
Posted by: Abiola Lapite at January 27, 2005 06:39 PMOne for Cheers N Jeers on DailyKos. More information than you can shake a stick at, along with fun, snark, and good feelings all around. Bill in Portland Maine Rocks!
Posted by: JLongs at January 27, 2005 07:55 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
Posted by: Carnacki at January 27, 2005 10:52 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
Posted by: outlanddish at January 27, 2005 11:18 PMSo many excellent ones... Gonna have to go with America's Worst Mother at Tbogg, with Deep Thoughts with Peggy Noonan a *very* close second. Too many to choose from!
Posted by: D. Sidhe at January 27, 2005 11:30 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism, Orcinus (honorable mention to Oliver Willis' Brand Democrat).
Annatopia - Personal Story of Abortion
A great illustration of the *real* world.
But there sure be some great writin' in this list!
Posted by: Heather in SFBay at January 28, 2005 01:45 AMThoughts from Kansas
Posted by: KWSN - DSM at January 28, 2005 07:14 AMBill in Portland Maine's Cheers and Jeers at Daily Kos.
News, humor and community are so important during these dark days.
One big one for Cheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine in the diaries at DailyKos
Posted by: mayandjay at January 28, 2005 10:05 AMCheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine at Daily Kos has literally helped me stay sane through the past several months. A great mix of important "heads up" news and links with cute animal pictures and fart jokes for when the realities of the world seem just too overwhelming.
Posted by: bramish at January 28, 2005 10:06 AMMy vote is for Cheers and Jeers, Bill in Portland, Maine
Posted by: glenn smith at January 28, 2005 10:21 AMI vote for Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at DailyKos
Posted by: Elveta at January 28, 2005 10:27 AMI vote for Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at DailyKos!
Posted by: kfred at January 28, 2005 10:50 AMCheers and Jeers (Daily Kos)
Posted by: Malacandra at January 28, 2005 10:50 AMDefinitely Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at DailyKos
Posted by: chassler at January 28, 2005 10:51 AMMark yet another for Cheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at Daily Kos on this fine Rum and Coke Friday
Posted by: skeeball at January 28, 2005 10:58 AMCheers and Jeers, DailyKos
Who else but Bill in Portland Maine could keep a year long series of fart jokes, uhm, fresh.
Posted by: brodyv at January 28, 2005 11:00 AManother one for cheers & jeers by Bill in Portland Maine on DailyKos. Seriously fun havoc reigns supreme in his diaries, and on kos's site, he is not only one the of the most consistent diarists, he is also one of the most beloved.
Posted by: JaneKnowles at January 28, 2005 11:02 AMC&J - prescription to make it through the next 4 yrs.
Posted by: usc at January 28, 2005 11:18 AMCheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at Dailykos. Prescribed lunacy to keep one sane.
Posted by: wozzle at January 28, 2005 11:33 AMA big HUZZAH for Cheers and Jeers! Its entertaining, informative and a complete mojopalooza!
Posted by: Catherine York at January 28, 2005 11:54 AMCheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland, Maine at Dailykos.
Posted by: baltimoretim at January 28, 2005 12:03 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine
Posted by: Smokem at January 28, 2005 12:05 PMCheers and Jeers! Cheers and Jeers! Bill in Portland Maine at Dailykos. Now I gotta go see if anyone's responded yet.
Posted by: V Botkin at January 28, 2005 12:55 PMIt's gotta' be Bill in Portland Maine for his daily Cheers & Jeers (Daily Kos). He helps keep us sane in these insane times.
Posted by: Sasha Bear at January 28, 2005 01:28 PMClarence Thomas's America at ASCBlog
I'm awfully fond of Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle, too.
Bill in Portland Maine's got my Cheers and Jeers vote all locked up!!
Cheers to Bill!
Plane Crazy
Cheers & Jeers by Bill In Portland, Maine.
Posted by: Jonathan at January 28, 2005 02:13 PMCount my vote for Bill in Portland Maine! BIPM rocks!
Posted by: Pete in Tenn at January 28, 2005 02:13 PMCheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine.
Posted by: RunawayRose at January 28, 2005 03:28 PMCheers & Jeers at dKos gets the daily vote.
Hunter going postal is a very close second.
Cheers to voting!
Cheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine at DailyKos!
Posted by: SneakySnu at January 28, 2005 04:36 PMI vote for Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine on DailyKos.com. If he should win, toast a rum and coke his way.
Posted by: lilithvf1998 at January 28, 2005 06:36 PMHow about one more vote for Cheers & Jeers. It's helped spare me from many hours of honest work.
Posted by: HeatherMG at January 28, 2005 07:03 PMI vote for Elisa Camahort's "Conversations with..." at the SCCDP Blog.
Posted by: Chris Page at January 28, 2005 07:12 PMScience and Politics' 'Building on Lakoff' series!
Posted by: jonnybutter at January 28, 2005 07:37 PMI have to vote for Cheers & Jeers, from Daily Kos. Bill-in-Portland-Maine has created nothing less than a sub-community, who intersperse political digs with personal grief and joy - bringing tears and laughter to me and thousands more monday thru friday - for what now seems like forever (but is really only about a year or so).
For blogging faithfully for so long, and bringing the day's best posts from around the Blogosphere, I say Bill deserves the award.
Posted by: Angie in WA State at January 28, 2005 09:17 PMThe Maher Arar at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: JWO at January 28, 2005 10:27 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: greyhair at January 29, 2005 04:02 PMIsThatLegal, Eric Muller's critique of Malkin's book
Posted by: S Nakamura at January 29, 2005 04:07 PMEric Muller's IsThatLegal. They must be getting ready to round up a bunch of Arab-Muslim Americans. Otherwise, what's the point of justifying the JA Internment at this point in time? The sad part is that Muller & Robinson's well researched rebuttals aren't going to be read by the many who will believe that Malkin's book is the definitive word on what we ought to do today.
Posted by: Chizu Omori at January 29, 2005 06:03 PMMy vote is for IsThatLegal.
Posted by: GP Tanagi at January 30, 2005 03:43 AMMy vote is for Eric Mueller and Is That Legal - Brilliant man and amazingly important story!!!
Posted by: Bif at January 30, 2005 01:18 PMMy vote is for IsThatLegal
Posted by: M. Tanaka at January 30, 2005 04:05 PMTena and Athaena's debate blogging (example 1, 2, 3, 4) at First Draft
Posted by: chicago dyke at January 30, 2005 04:22 PMHolden's Obsession with the Gaggle (example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) at First Draft
Posted by: Lydia at January 30, 2005 04:31 PMI vote for Rainstorm's reports from an old soldier.
Posted by: jess @ LOSLI at January 30, 2005 05:31 PMBuilding on Lakoff @ Science and Politics
Posted by: Alex at January 30, 2005 09:32 PMHere's another vote for Muller's IsThatLegal? Malken's flawed research and headline-seeking conclusions make for better copy than the truth.
Posted by: knatalie at January 30, 2005 10:35 PMOne vote for "Is That Legal, Critique of
Malkin's book."
A Fistful of Euros
Posted by: Non Tibi Spiro at January 31, 2005 04:54 AMA Fistful of Euros' coverage of the Ukraine elections.
Posted by: Mrs Tilton at January 31, 2005 05:39 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism / Orcinus
Posted by: The Liberal Avenger at January 31, 2005 08:13 AMThoughts from Kansas
Posted by: lagartaverde at January 31, 2005 10:36 AMChrist Weary tales as shared by the Rude Pundit.
Posted by: alicia at January 31, 2005 12:23 PM
Before I change my mind again: please chalk up one more for Oliver Willis' Brand Democrat series.
Fistful of Euros: Ukraine Election coverage.
Posted by: Dan Hardie at January 31, 2005 01:31 PMA personal story of abortion (parts 1, 2, 3) at Annatopia
Posted by: monkey at January 31, 2005 10:35 PMA Fistful of Euros, Ukraine election coverage
Posted by: Doug at February 1, 2005 05:15 AMThe Rise of Pseudo Fascism, at Orcinus.
Posted by: semper fubar at February 1, 2005 11:11 AMAmerica's Worst Mother, by TBogg.
Posted by: Diane Chambers at February 1, 2005 11:42 AMI cast a vote for Media Snake Oil.
Posted by: Tom Ball at February 1, 2005 05:23 PMBob Harris travel journal
Posted by: Talia at February 1, 2005 11:04 PMAbu Aardvark on Arab Media. He's got it totally covered, and he's a voice of reason in a wilderness of uninformed bigoted fear.
Who the heck is cheers and jeers? Now I've got to go look.
[our higher purpose achieved. ebw]
Posted by: Leila Abu-Saba at February 2, 2005 04:39 AMFlogging the Simian
Posted by: name at February 2, 2005 07:36 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: Mike from NoVa at February 2, 2005 08:09 AMCheers and Jeers, because I faithfully remember to read it every day, and Bill (mostly) faithfully posts it every Monday through Friday.
Strong honorable mention to Fred of Slacktivist for suffering through Left Behind and exposing people to the hard-right evangelical mindset in such a powerful way. You're doing the Lord's work, truly.
Posted by: A Texan in Maryland at February 2, 2005 08:25 AMDNC Convention Diary at Bark Bark Woof Woof
Posted by: Michael at February 2, 2005 08:55 AMCheers and Jeers. I read it every day and it is amazingly funny.
Posted by: Joe at February 2, 2005 10:38 AMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: modus potus at February 2, 2005 12:55 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism, by David Neiwert (Orcinus)
Posted by: Tom Hilton at February 2, 2005 01:34 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus is my vote
Posted by: The Truth be Told at February 2, 2005 02:14 PMThe Maher Arar at Obsidian Wings
Posted by: Detlef at February 2, 2005 02:50 PMSunday Roundup at Liberal Oasis
Posted by: cathiefromcanada at February 2, 2005 03:20 PMExplosives at Al Qa Qaa at Talking Points Memo
Posted by: Sasha Goldberg at February 2, 2005 04:47 PMHeterosexually Yours Letters
Posted by: lea-p at February 2, 2005 05:10 PMPut me down for The Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus. Top-notch analysis of a very critical issue.
Posted by: The Miller at February 2, 2005 05:42 PM
the Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: James E. Powell at February 2, 2005 05:43 PMthe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus
Posted by: arjun r at February 2, 2005 06:47 PMThe Rise of Pseudo-Fascism at Orcinus.
Posted by: vinifera at February 2, 2005 06:59 PMannatopia for her series on the right to choose.
Posted by: aqueenofengland at Febr