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The 2005 Koufax Awards: Best Writing

This category seeks to recognize the best overall writing by a lefty blogger. In some cases, nominations were specific for a particular blogger on a group blog. In other cases, the entire blog, whether a singular or group effort, was nominated. I attempted to follow the intent of the nominator.

Once again, voting will open soon, hopefully next week. For now, get familiar with the best political writing in the blogosphere.

Adventus: Robert Jeffers

Alas, A Blog: Ampersand

Alicublog: Roy Edroso

All Facts and Opinions: Natalie Davis

AmericaBlog: John Aravosis

Anonymoses

Attytood: Will Bunch

Baghdad Burning: Riverbend

Bitch Ph.D.

Blood & Treasure: Jamie Kenny

Bob Harris

Body and Soul: Jeanne d'Arc

Booman Tribune: SusanHu

Booman Tribune: Blksista

Booman/European Tribune: Oui

Bootstrap Analysis: Nuthatch

Bouphonia

Bradblog

Busy, Busy, Busy

By Neddie Jingo

The Cassandra Pages

Casual Asides: DJ Waletzky

The Carpetbagger Report

Cool Beans: Bean

The Countess: Trish Wilson

Courting Destiny

Creek Running North: Chris Clarke

Daily Kos: Hunter

Daily Kos: Armando

Daily Kos: Devilstower

Daily Kos: Georgia10

Daily Kos: Grand Moff Texan

DC Media Girl

The Democracy Cell Project: Casey Morris

Driftglass

Echnide of the Snakes

Effwit

Enemy of the State

Eschaton: Atrios

European Tribune: Jerome a Paris

Ezra Klein

The Fat Lady Sings

Feministe: Jill

Feministe: Lauren

Firedoglake: ReddHedd

First Draft: Athenae

Frogs and Ravens

From Pine View Farm: Frank

From the Rooftops

Girl Scientist

The Green Knight

The Heretik

How to Save the World

Hullabaloo: Digby

Hullabaloo: Tristero

I Blame the Patriarchy: Twisty Faster

Informed Comment: Juan Cole

James Wolcott

Jeremy Blachman

Kid Oakland

King of Zembla: Simbaud

Lance Mannion

Legal Fiction: Publius

Lawyers, Guns and Money: Scott Lemieux

The Left Coaster: Paradox

Left I on the News: Eli Stephens

Liberal Street Fighter: Madman in the Marketplace

The (liberal) Girl Next Door

Liberty Street

Looking for Someone to Lie To Me: Michael Roston

Mad As Hell

Mahablog: Barbara O'Brien

Majikthise: Lindsay Beyerstein

Making Light: Jim Macdonald

Making Light: Teresa Nielsen Hayden

The Marj Memoirs

Matt Yglesias

Michael Bérubé Online

The Moquol

MyKeru

My Left Wing: Gottlieb

My Left Wing: Shanikka

My Left Wing: Maryscott O'Connor

My Left Wing: Caliberal

My Left Wing: Weeping for Brunnhilde

Neil Shakespeare

The Next Hurrah: Meteor Blades

Norbizness

Obsidian Wings: Hilzoy

Old Fashioned Patriot

Once Upon a Time: Arthur Silber

One Good Thing

The Opinion Mill

Orcinus: David Neiwert

Pandagon: Amanda Marcotte

PastPeak

The Poor Man: The Editors

Random Thoughts: Unfair and Unbalanced: Susan Nunes

Red Tory

Respectful Insolence

The Reaction: Michael J.W. Stickings

Rigorous Intuition

Rittenhouse Review: Jim Capazzola

Rox Populi

The Rude Pundit

Sadly, No!:

Saint Nate's Blog

Set Free

Shakespeare's Sister: Melissa McEwan

Suburban Guerrilla: Susie Madrak

Sufficient Scruples

Sisyphus Shrugged: Julia

Talking Points Memo: Josh Marshall

The Tattered Coat

Timothy Burke

Thou Shall Not Suck: Unholy Moses

TomDispatch

Washington Note: Steve Clemons

Unclaimed Territory: Glenn Greenwald

Unqualified Offerings: Jim Henley

Washington Monthly/Political Animal: Kevin Drum

WhirledView: Patricia Lee Sharpe

Whiskey Bar: Billmon

Winding Road in Urban Area: Jaye Ramsey Sutter

Working for Change: David Sirota

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Courting Destiny gets my vote.

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North.

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Susan Nunes, Random Thoughts: Unfair and Unbalanced

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A tough call for me between Lance Mannion and By Neddie Jingo! I'll go with Neddie on this one.

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I Blame the Patriarchy: Twisty Faster.

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Chris Clarke

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The Fat Lady Sings - always a good read...Funny, informative, entertaining. I make TFLS a daily stop.

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Pandagon

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uh, Courting Destiny

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Glenn Greenwald

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North.

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I am voting for Courting Destiny by Pia Savage.

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First Draft - Athenea
(Though if Digby takes it again I won't complain!)

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First Draft - Athenea

(Brilliantly channeled insight--especially when she is angry!)

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Mahablog - Barbara O'Brien

Even if you don't like what she says..you'll like the way she says it. She has a way with words

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Glenn Greenwald - absurdly good

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The Heretik--goodly absurd.

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Michael Berube online, simply because the MLA thinks so... and who am i to critique them... lol

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James Wolcott, without a doubt.

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Hunter at Daily Kos

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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Creek Running North

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One vote for Courting Destiny, please.

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The Heretik! But so many other good ones...this is a great resource for me as I try to branch out.

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I vote for The Reaction (Michael Stickings).

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Digby

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I'm voting for myself since I don't blog any longer. Lauren at Feministe.

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Digby at Hullabaloo

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Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North

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Courting Destiny

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James Wolcott

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Again I say The Mahablog....this lady has serious talent!

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Respectful Insolence

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Matt Yglesias

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A Vote for "The Fat Lady Sings", always a good read.

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PastPeak

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My Left Wing: gottlieb

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Athenae from First Draft, by a length! Great writer, one who could write about the classified ads and make you cry with emotion. But, also able to write a rant better than anyone ever before.

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Oh boy, this was tough. In the end I had to go with my friend: Caliberal @ My Left Wing. Her words will make you feel the importance of women's rights down to your very soul.

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The Editors at The Poor Man.

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voting for Gottlieb on My Left Wing for Best Writing. His writing is truly fucking superb.

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Courting Destiny.

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Riverbend of Baghdad Burning

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Nuthatch at bootstrap analysis

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As many votes as possible for myself at Casual Asides. No frontin'.

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After much (and by "much" I mean "metric tons") of agonizing, I have to go with Caliberal at My Left Wing.

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tough to pick one. Toughest category of all for me. I could
pick half the people on this list.

I personally think it's a miscategorization to have Wolcott in indy/
w/ indy/amateur bloggers, so I'm eliminating him.

Jeffers, Athenae, Digby- touched by the gods, each of them.

But if I have to choose one writer, who can can consistenly day
in day out, on a staggering variety of topics, from the intensely personal to the political, from the ridiculous to the sublime, get the
job done, I've got to go with Amanda Marcotte. Even when I
disagree with her, I love the way she can communicate an idea.

Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon.

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I cast my stone for Pia at Courting Destiny

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Daily Kos: Georgia10

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The Poor Man: The Editors

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Bitch PhD is, hands down, the best writer in the entre blogosphere!

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Courting Destiny- Pia Savage.
When you talk writing blogs she is the one.

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Jonathan at PastPeak

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DailyKos: Hunter

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Georgia10 at Daily KOS

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Shanikka, at My Left Wing.

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My Left Wing's gottlieb.

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David Neiwert at Orcinus.

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Jonathan at PastPeak

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Legal Fiction

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Driftglass.

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Mahablog: Barbara O'Brien

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Lance Mannion

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athenae @ first-draft. doubly so when she's pissed

-- And only because billmon hasn't written enough lately to justify the nomination and a vote (still the best in the biz, tho).

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Digby at Hullabaloo

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kid oakland

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The Fat Lady Sings

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Pandagon: Amanda Marcotte

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I vote for The (liberal)Girl Next Door (that's me). Digby would have got my vote in this one, but since my name is missing from the Most Deserving of Wider Recognition category (although it's where most of my noms came in), I'll have to choose myself on this one. I do write a heckuva lot of original material and much of it is even quite good.

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Courting Destiny

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North.

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Digby at Hullabaloo

There are any number from this list who are incredibly talented -- brilliant, in fact. But Digby delivers eloquence nearly every day -- thoughtful, analytical, ranting, tongue in cheek -- whichever voice he (she? don't know, don't care) choses it is always resonant. Somehow, through these dark years, Digby has learned to make his keyboard scream with both logic and grace.

My runner up - Athenae at First Draft whose growth as a writer is visible and stunning. She's gotten amazingly good very fast.

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Gottlieb at My Left Wing -- The dude is a genius.

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bitch phd

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Well, really Chris Clarke, Twisty, or Michael Berube deserve this, but I'm still gonna vote for me.

Bitch PhD

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Lance Mannion.

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berube

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My Left Wing: Gottlieb

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BitchPhD

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Best writer, so on form rather than on content or volume.

Michael Berube, (then Yglesias, then BPhD).

ash
['Pardon moi.']

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Obsidian Wings: Hilzoy

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Weeping for Brunnhilde @ My Left Wing

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One for Courting Destiny, please! I love Pia's stories!

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Bitch PhD

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First Draft--Athenae

She would have written a fabulous comment to accompany her vote were she me. I, on the other hand...sigh...

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without question, I Blame the Patriarchy

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gottlieb: My Left Wing

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I vote for COURTING DESTINY too!

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Digby

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firedoglake: ReddHedd

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Courting Destiny son!

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Digby, day in and day out, never fails to amaze.

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My Left Wing: Maryscott O'Connor

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BitchPhD rocks.

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Athanae at First Draft

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Hunter @ dkos....no doubt about it.

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James Wolcott, my God yes

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Creek Running North. By a mile.

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ReddHedd at Firedoglake - her post after the mining tragedy alone merits a Koufax. In a blogworld filled with snark, ReddHedd instead touches our hearts and that is a rare gift indeed.

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Berube, without a doubt.

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Meteor Blades.

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The Next Hurrah: Meteor Blades

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Digby

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Winding Road In An Urban Area, Jaye Ramsey Sutter

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hullabaloo

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Majikthise

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Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon.

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firedoglake's reddhedd

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The Rude Pundit is always bodacious and bawdy fun, but James Wolcott gets my vote by a foreskin for his brilliant, cutting wit.

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James Wolcott all the way! Funny guy.

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Twisty at I Blame the Patriarchy

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Suburban Guerrilla!

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My Left Wing: Weeping for Brunnhilde

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald.

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Bitch PhD.

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The Heretik.

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Glenn Greenwald for Unclaimed Territory

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firedoglake: ReddHedd

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Digby gets my vote for best writer. There are many wonderful writers in Blogosphere but he manages to distill issues brilliantly and also brings to bear a rich life of experience (whatever it is) that is truly marvelous

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Two enthusiastic thumbs up for Majikthise for besting writing.

Chuck L.

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Courting Destiny

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Mahablog: Barbara O'Brien

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Unclaimed Territory.

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The Countess: Trish Wilson

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ReedHedd at firedoglake

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Jamie Kenny at Blood & Treasure

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald

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Natalie Davis of All Facts and Opinions

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First Draft: Athenae

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Shakespeare's Sister.

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Glenn Greenwald of Unclaimed Territory

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firedoglake:redd

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James Wolcott is the best.
I live to read his snark.

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Flea at One Good Thing.

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Firedoglake: ReddHedd

Well written, now my favorite "must read" blog everyday.

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Firedoglake: ReddHedd

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I blame the patriarchy

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By Neddie Jingo

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Creek Running North

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Neddie (or Al Swearengen)... good enough for Helmut and Wolcott, good enough for me.

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Hullabaloo by a nose.

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It was hard to decide between Hilzoy (Obsidian Wings) and Jeanne (body and soul). Since you cannot vote for both though, I have to say that Jeanne wins by a hairswidth.

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Creek Running North

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Glenn Greenwald

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Gleen Greenwald

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Past Peak
Jon Ide's writing is always clear and well researched.

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firedoglake: ReddHedd

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One Good Thing.

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gottlieb at My Left Wing

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Glenn Greenwald.

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Unclaimed Territory: Glenn Greenwald

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Glen Greenwald is going to make a difference

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By Neddie Jingo

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The Countess~Trish Wilson

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Majikthise: Lindsay Beyerstein

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Glenn Greenwald

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The Countess~Trish Wilson

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The Fat Lady Sings

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Courting Destiny

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The toughest category of all-wish I could split my vote 8 or 10 ways! But that's not possible, so I vote for Michael Berube just by a whisker.

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Georgia10 at Daily Kos

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Michael Berube, if I have to pick only one.

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Majikthise!

Incisive, yet consistently fails to be stentorian, a peeve of mine with many other substantial blogs.

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The Editors

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COURTING DESTINY for best writing.
sharp, insightful, hard working and best of all, a true new yorker.

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My vote goes to Courting Destiny!

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The Countess, Trish Wilson has been raising awareness of a vital issue which is the way the courts have been protectinb batterers and taking children from protective mothers. The harm to society is incalculable but mainstream media have been afraid to take on the male supremicists who have captured the "fathers rights" movement.

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The Rude Pundit

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Creek running north. Thanks!

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Casual Asides- D.J Waletzky. Brilliant analysis!

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Past Peak

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the great and powerful James Wolcott

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tough choices but i'll go with lance mannion closely followed by bob harris, digby & wolcott

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Glenn Greenwald gets my vote.

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Hunter!

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Majikthise!!!!

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Majikthise!!!!

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James Wolcott

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Majikthise

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I vote for Echidne of the Snakes

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I vote for MAJIKTHISE!

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Orcinus

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I vote for Majikthise!

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Firedoglake - excellent political and issues writing

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I vote for the lovely and talented Pia, Courting Destiny.

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Adventus

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There are a number of talented writers to choose from on this list, but my vote goes to, drumroll please:


The Fat Lady Sings

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There are a number of talented writers to choose from on this list, but my vote goes to, drumroll please:


The Fat Lady Sings

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Pia Savage's Courting Destiny is the best and most interesting and most addictive.

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Bitch Ph.D.

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Norbizness

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Unclaimed Territory

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Courting Destiny!

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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Michael Berube

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Weeping for Brunnhilde of My Left Wing

The great thing about having to choose is the chance to go back and read so many wonderful posts by so many incredible writers. It's also the hardest part of choosing. I'm voting for Weeping for Brunnhilde because he's a beautiful man with a beautiful soul and he writes from the heart. It really doesn't get much better than that.

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Hullabaloo: Tristero

(sorry, digby)

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How to choose, how to choose, hmmmmmm.

Ok, I'll go with Michael Bérubé this round.

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Once Upon A Time: Arthur Silber

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Unclaimed Territory

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Bitch, PhD

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Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise

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The CountessTrish Wilson gets my vote.

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Gottlieb, My Left Wing

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Driftglass. Awesome writing.

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My vote goes to the wonderful Pia of Courting Destiny.

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I vote for Courting Destiny.

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I vote for the Countess Blog By Trish Wilson
in the categories of Best Writing, Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Best Single Issue Blog, Best Stories such as Breaking the Silence

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I have to go with Susie Madrak @ Suburban Guerrilla, mostly because she has a broad spectrum reach in her communicative style...not to mention how prolific and varied her writings are. It was a tough call, there are top notch writers above, but I believe Susie Madrak has the edge today.

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TomDispatch

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Some of my favorite writers are on this list, so it's
tough.

Vote: Jeffers at Adventus.

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Digby

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Unclaimed Territory - Glenn Greenwald

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I Blame The Patriarchy!'s Twisty Faster

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First Draft - Athenae

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Echidne.

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James Wolcott

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Unclaimed Territory - Glenn Greenwald

Mature discussion, well thought out commentary and analysis

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Bootstrap Analysis

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The Poor Man.

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TheEditors at The Poor Man

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Liberal Girl Next Door

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Courting Destiny gets my vote.

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the best is pia savage of courting destiny - hands down

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Redd Hedd- relevant, organized, thoughtful and moving.

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Amanda Marcotte

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James Wolcott

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Matt Yglesias

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Majikthise

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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ReddHedd. She makes legal strategy and intricacies accessible to
all of us, and she does it with heart, patience, and humor.

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James Wolcott. No contest.

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Caliberal, for her naked truth and purely channeled passion.

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Hunter at Daily Kos.

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Lindsay at Majikthise gets my vote.

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Majikthise. Because she kicks ass. Need there be another reason?

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I vote for The Reaction: Michael J.W. Stickings

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Shakespeare's Sister: Melissa McEwan

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The Carpetbagger Report

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norbizness, because merlot and strychnine taste so good together.

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Micheal Berube, hands down.

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Carpetbagger Report

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Carpetbagger Report

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Working 4 Change: David Sirota

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Bob Harris.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Timothy Burke

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The Reaction.

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Hilzoy

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The Carpetbagger Report, The Rude Pundit

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Digby.

James Wolcott may be the best *writer* on the left side of the dial, but for quantity, substance, force, and style, Digby wins.

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Red Tory

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Majikthise

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ReddHedd

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Courting Destiny, por favor.

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Carpetbagger Report!

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Blood & Treasure

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The (liberal)Girl Next Door

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Madman in the Marketplace ... at Liberal Street Fighter.

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Vote for Majikthise

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The Carpetbagger report is an excellent source for me. His writing is without any noticable flaw and he is able to explain very complicated situations in a very comprehensable way

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Shakespeare's Sister: Melissa McEwan

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Georgia10
(All the sycophants say, "Georgia rocks!" etc.)

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Majikthise

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Count another vote for Bob Harris.

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Orcinus: David Neiwert.

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Nuthatch at Bootstrap Analysis

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Twisty- I Blame the Patriarchy

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Bootstrap Analysis by Nuthatch. Now that I know she is left-handed, it explains a lot of things.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Suburban Guerrilla

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PastPeak - I read it every day

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Bootstrap Analysis

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Courting Destiny

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Suburban Guerrilla

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PastPeak I read it every day. Even the art work fills our home.

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Carpetbagger!

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Creek Running North by Chris Clarke

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Courting Destiny

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I vote for Courting Destiny

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The Fat Lady Sings
Always enjoyable.

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Liberal Girl Next Door. Always a good read, and full of useful (albeit distressing) info.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Suburban Guerrilla

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Brilliant writer and funny, too.

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Unclaimed Territory - Glenn Greenwald

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J. Ramsey Sutter, Winding Road in an Urban Area.

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gottlieb at My Left Wing

This is my second vote in this category because my first vote was incomplete.

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Driftglass

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Once Upon a Time

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My vote is for Orcinus. Spectacular writing.

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Another set of hard choices. Chris Clarke at Creek Running North.

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Mollie Martin: The (Liberal) Girl Next Door
As lucid, passionate AND prolific as anyone
blogging today!

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Surburban Guerilla--Susie Madrak

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Obsidian Wings: Hilzoy

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Bob Harris, because pudus rock.

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The Reaction

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Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings gets my vote.

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Susie Madrak, the Suburban Guerilla.

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Creek Running North.

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The Carpetbagger Report!!

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Driftglass.

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Frogs and Ravens

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bootstrap analysis

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Unclaimed Territory (Glenn Greenwald)

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Suburban Guerilla

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald.

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Dr. Tom More at The Moquol.

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No contest...my vote is for Courting Destiny, Pia´s site!

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Bootstrap Analysis for Best Writing!

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Susie Madrak

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Got to be the Poorman

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The Fat Lady Sings

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Bob Harris

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The Poor Man: The Editors

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Lauren from Feministe.

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Majikthise

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On a good day, Attytood. Hell, on a bad day, Attytood.

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Pandagon: Amanda Marcotte

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Wolcott

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Neil Shakespeare

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Digby

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Susie Madrik, (soon to be ex-) Suburban Guerilla

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Susie Madrak, the Suburban Guerrilla!

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Twisty Faster of I Blame the Patriarchy

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Twisty - I Blame the Patriarchy

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Go Majikthise Go

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Michael Bérubé Online

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epm(otherfucking)r.

looking for someone to lie to me.

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Digby of Hullabaloo; just as strong, insightful, and passionate as in years past. Competition is better than ever this year, but with Digby every post matters, and every post is good.

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Body and Soul

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My Left Wing: Maryscott O'Connor for passion and heart, self-depricating humor and a lazer-sharp tongue. An uncanny ability to provoke, enlighten, annoy, and entertain all in one fell swoop while mesmerizing Jerome a Paris oceans away.

Who else could do all of this and more? MSOC!

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Attytood

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Creek Running North: Chris Clarke

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Everyone on this list is so damned good, I can't stand it. But Will Bunch's writing on Attytood most consistently makes me green with envy. (And then there's that subsequent spiral of self-loathing, but never mind about me.)

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Bootstrap Analysis. There are lots of good writers here making it a difficult choice, but her ability to demystify complex issues without dumbing them down, and her ability to entertain on a wide variety of subjects in extremely well written prose make her shine.

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Majikthise.

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Bootstrap Analysis

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My Left Wing: Gottlieb.

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unclaimed territory by glenn greenwald

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DKos-Hunter

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The Opinion Mill is the best in the "Best Writing" category -- no contest.

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Chris Clarke at CRN. Indeedy.

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Chris Clarke at Creek Running North

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Vote: Bootstrap Analysis

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Vote: Bootstrap Analysis

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Chris Clarke at Creek Running North

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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When I grow up (hopefully before I retire), I want to be able to write like Chris Clarke...So that's a vote for Creek Running North.

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Susan Hu
Booman Tribune
without a doubt

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Orcinus

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The Reaction

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By Neddie Jingo!!!

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Digby

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kid oakland

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Michael Berube

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this was a toughie - so many wonderful writers, MSOC, blksista, Oui, Metero Blades... all are wonderful.

My pick:
Baghdad Burning: Riverbend

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Creek Running North

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Driftglass

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Bradblog

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Bradblog gets my vote

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Chris Clarke - Creek running north.

(Helping reasonable readers demolish various straw-leftist and straw-environmentalist caricatures in their heads, with a generous serving of the most cool-ass dog-blogging on teh internets )

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One Good Thing!!!

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Bradblog for best writing

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by neddie jingo!

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By Neddie Jingo!

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One Good Thing gets my vote

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Obsidian Wings: Hilzoy

She's just so much more insightful than what you'll encounter in the blogosphere or, for that matter, in the papers. She always seems to raise just the right objection.

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Creek Running North. Few bloggers can equal Chris's virtuoso range of themes and styles. He does lyrical as well as satirical, poetic as well as scientific. There are a lot of good writers out there, but very few great ones.

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Have to say--Pia Savage, Courting Destiny -- makes my day couldn't get more real and fun Imagine a Pia Magazine like a Mad Magazine, but in the form of a book; only Pia has to write this one!!!

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Have to say--Pia Savage, Courting Destiny -- makes my day couldn't get more real and fun Imagine a Pia Magazine like a Mad Magazine, but in the form of a book; only Pia has to write this one!!!

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Have to say--Pia Savage, Courting Destiny -- makes my day couldn't get more real and fun Imagine a Pia Magazine like a Mad Magazine, but in the form of a book; only Pia has to write this one!!!

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I go with Driftglass

Well researched, witty, original and an amazing prose style.
He makes you laugh, makes you think, and then makes you
want to scream truth from the rooftops.

Good writing'll do that.

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Melissa McEwan of Shakespeare's Sister

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By Neddie Jingo! of course.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Neddie Jingo!

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Hilzoy

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Echnide of the Snakes

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One Good Thing -- Leigh Anne Wilson

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Whiskey Bar - Billmon

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North.

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Twisty @ i blame the patriarchy

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All your writing are belong to Michael Berube

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Once Upon a Time

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I Blame the Patriarchy: Twisty Faster

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Driftglass. Simply Incredible.

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Chris Clark at Creek Running North.

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Baghdad Burning: Riverbend

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It's very hard to choose, but I'll vote for Flea at One Good Thing. Twisty at I Blame the Patriarchy is my second.

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North.

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Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings is, for my virtual money, consistently the best leftie blog writer. Sharp, fact-filled, to the point, passionate, and never stooping to invective. What more could you ask for?

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Michael Bérubé Online

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courting Destiny

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North

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By Neddie Jingo

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One Good Thing

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The Editors (The Poor Man)

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Ned Jingo all th' way.

Also for most well-trimmed virginia.

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Chris Clarke

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sirotablog-David Sirota-my Sirota- Woo

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The Carpetbaggers Report - written by Steve Benen.
He has labored in the snakepits of the politic
and the media and he knows of whom he writes.
His daily blogs give inside accounts of every
important political story in the making!
Hear he's been invited to contribute to the
huffington post.

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Working for Change: David Sirota-My My Sirota- Woo

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By Neddie Jingo has to be a finalist, taking his rightful place among Wolcott, Berube, Digby, the Editors and bill from portland.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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"Majikthise" Best writing

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I vote for Red Tory.

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Vote for Bootstrap Analysis for Julie Craves.

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I cast my vote for best writing to Lindsay Beyerstein and her Majikthise blog since it covers an array of topics with loads of insight, and offers original viewpoints to current issues.

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Driftglass

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While it is tempting to vote for myself, it's really a choice between Digby and Wolcott in my mind. Man this is tough...I have to go with Digby.

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My vote goes to Work for a Change, David Sirota is the best and most informative writter on the web.

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald

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Digby

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Body & Soul

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Courting Destiny ~ of course!

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I vote for Creek Running North. I wish I could write with that kind of clarity.

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michael berube, times infinity billion.

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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The Rude Pundit

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I vote Mahablog for best nonprofessional blog. I also nominate Mahablog for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition.

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I Blame the Patriarchy: Twisty Faster

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By Neddie Jingo!

Never mind his rhetorical repertoire, you gotta feel sorry for him, what with the ass cancer spreading from weasend to nock and all...

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I Blame the Patriarchy: Twisty Faster

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Driftglass

Hard category... many of these folks are simply stellar. Glenn Greenwald, Hunter, Meteor Blades, Devilstower, Georgia10. (I'm surprised that DarkSyde isn't here, too). But Driftglass has a certain elan that reminds me of HST in his prime.

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Suburban Guerrilla: Susie Madrak

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Orcinus (Dave Niewart)--best source for level-headed anysis of fascism and its
manifestations.

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Roy Edroso. Incredibly difficult to pick (god I hate these things) with all the talent represented here but there it is.

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Body and Soul: Jeanne d'Arc

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Twisty, I Blame The Patriarchy.

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Wellnigh impossible, but: Riverbend.

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I have to go with Devilstower. His articles are like science + passion + really fine wordplay. I get up early on weekends to see if he's posted something new. That says it all.

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Bitch PhD

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Driftglass

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I vote for Bob Harris for best writing! Consistently funny, insightful and an adventure in reading!

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One Good Thing - Flea. She is brilliant.

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By Neddie Jingo!
I go Pogo!

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By Neddie Jingo!

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Chris Clarke for Creek Running North

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AmericaBlog: John Aravosis!

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Gotta vote for Enemy of the State.

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Norbizness. Do It!

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Shakespeare's Sister: Melissa McEwan

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Majikthise

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Body and Soul

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Red Tory

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Unclaimed Territory - Glenn Greenwald

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Majikthise, for sure.

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Chris Clarke for Creek Running North.

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Billmon @ The Whiskey Bar

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Red Tory

He writes about anything and everything, including plenty of - but not exclusively - Canadian content, consistently well-researched, well thought through and well-written - and often funny, too!! I read other blogs, but I have to check in there a couple of times a day!

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BradBlog. Samuel Clemmens is smiling down on this man.

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Chris Clarke, Creek Running North

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By Neddie Jingo, every time.

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Baghdad Burning

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Courting Destiny - Pia Savage

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Devilstower.

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I vote for Neddie Jingo

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Hullaballo-Digby

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Chris Clarke for Creek Running North

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The Fat Lady Sings

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Jamie Kenny - Blood & Treasure. No doubt.

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The Carpetbagger Report

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The Carpetbagger Report has just the right balance of info, insight and snark that keeps it a daily must read.

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Amanda Marcotte - Pandagon

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The Countess - Trish Wilson

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The Carpetbagger Report

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Must be BitchPhD. In her best posts her writing is erudite and moving. Wonderful stuff to read.

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d r i f t g l a s s

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Chris Clarke! He understands chocolate, too!

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Lance Mannion

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Definitely think Trish Wilson: The Countess stands above the rest.

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Lance Mannion has my vote.

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European Tribune: Jerome a Paris

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Steve Clemons

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The Carpetbagger Report. Consistently succinct, lucid, and addictively interesting.

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One Good Thing

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Lance Mannion.

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Glenn Greenwald

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Digby

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One Good Thing

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Informed Comment: Juan Cole

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Blood and Treasure all the way

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Unclaimed Territory: Glenn Greenwald

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Daily Kos: Hunter

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Baghad Burning: Riverbend
followed ever so closely by Jeanne d'Arc (Body & Soul) and of course Wolcott

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best writing by far is The Carpetbagger

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The Carpetbagger Report for best writing.

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"Majikthise"

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Majikthise

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Pia at Courting Destiny is a terrific writer, keeps my goldfish attention span engaged even in long posts, and she's a real sweetheart too, somebody I'd love to have a drink with! She gets my vote..

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firedoglake

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BradBlog

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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devilstower

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digby

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I've got to go with Neil Shakespeare again, but only becuase there is not best collage category.

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Majikthise [not Broomfondle]

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Anonymoses is my choice for Best Writing. Dave Beckwith is a Harvard honors grad and an idea-man; he is the genius-muse of political blogdom. Lyrical in his prose, he's brought many a smile to our knowing faces.

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Chris Clarke, of Creek Running North. His writing is
thoughtful, evocative, with an unornamented passion
that is deeply engaging. He can really take you on a
journey, and it's always worth the trip.

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One Good Thing - Leigh Ann Wilson

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Neddie Jingo

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Snow White from Snow White, 7 dwarves and PDD would like to know if the 7 dwarves can vote too?

Seriously, I cast my royal vote for *trumpets blaring* Ta Ta Ta Raaaa

COURTING DESTINY!!!!!!!!

Thank you.

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My vote goes to a Canuck. Red Tory.

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Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald

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By Neddie Jingo!!!!!!

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sirota gets my vote

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Lindsay Beyersteing at Majikthise is excellent!

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One Good Thing Rocks!My Vote is for Leigh Ann Wilson.

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One Good Thing - Leigh Ann Wilson

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One Good Thing - Leigh Ann Wilson (a.k.a. Flea).

Although I've never been brave enough to comment on her site or email her, Leigh Ann should know that I admire her tremendously. Her posts sometimes make me cry, or laugh out loud, but they also make me think. I'm so glad I found her blog and I never miss an opportunity to pass on her URL new friends. I've learnt so much from her, I hope she continues to write publicly for a very long time.

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Reddhedd

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Brad Blog ...

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Michael Berube Online

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The Carpetbagger Report

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The Carpetbagger is a fun read . . .

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Courting Destiny. Pure and honest writing. Its all about the voice.

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Hullabaloo: d i g b y

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Daily Kos: Hunter

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Bob Harris is consistently delightful. Pudus!!!

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Alicublog: Roy Edroso

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Jamie Kenny at Blood & Treasure

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Courting Destiny

I have thoroughly enjoyed her work for over a year now.

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Georgia10

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BRADBLOG for best writing.

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I'm down with Ducttape Fatwa:
Enemy of the State.

Something completely different.

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Casual Asides

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The Heretik

Neil Shakespeare

Daily reads...if only to see what the hippies are up to.

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By Neddie Jingo!

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Michael Berube

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First Draft: Athenae

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Digby at Hullabaloo, please

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One Good Thing.

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Carpetbagger Report

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Gotta be Wolcott!

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Creek Running North: Chris Clarke

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EUOPEAN TRIBUNE : jerome a paris

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Glenn Greenwald Unclaimed Territory

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european tribune jerome a paris

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Hullabaloo: Digby

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Majikthise: Lindsay Beyerstein

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Lance Manion

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My vote goes to Echidne of the Snakes

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Casual Asides by DJ Waletzky gets my vote!

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Amanda at Pandagon. Passion, smarts, gardening; what more can you ask?

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Rigorous Intuition: Jeff Wells

Excellent research, and style.

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Enemy of the State

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Amanda at Pandagon

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James Wolcott

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Digby and Twisty.
it should probably be a dozen, but time runs short...

(p.s.) the limit on posting multiple comments close together is a bit of a hindrance to voters, what with all the categories being in separate posts...

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So many good writers. I have to go with
http://www.fatladysings.us/

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It's hard because there are lots of great ones out there-Driftglass, Twisty, Amanda, Berube, Flea, Grand Moff Texan, Darksyde, PZ-lots.

But Chris Clarke at Creek Running North gets my vote.

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Lauren at Feministe

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Enemy of the State

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Digby!

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Wolcott

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One Good Thing

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WhirledView - Patricia Lee Sharpe

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AMANDA MARCOTTE at PANDAGON gets my vote !!

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Shakespeare's Sister: Melissa McEwan

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Mahablog

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Rigorous Intuition. Jeff Wells is the best, IMHO.

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Feministe: Lauren

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the (liberal) girl next door (oh man oh man oh man, i want to vote MORE than once here! damn SO many good choices)

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Michael Berube

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Michael Berube Online