The Nutroots Chronicles

This link, among others, has a video an interview with writer Eric Boehlert talking about the joys of blogging and its (dubious) impact on political discourse.

I for one am very upset at the recent newspaper/traditional media downsizings or even closures. For all of the hype, "alternative" media can't possibly give readers the quality of traditional media. They also don't have the manpower or the resources to make the traditional media obsolete. At best alternative media is a supplement to traditional media.

Yes, the nutroots have a lot to answer for its mindless support for Barack Obama last year. Now that Obama is president and the Kool Aid has worn off, more than a few of them are shocked--SHOCKED--Obama is not the "progressive messiah" he was made out to be last year. He is just another politician, a neoliberal, just as he always was for those who bothered to look behind the 24/7 hype. And more of these people are pissed off at him.

As for me, blogging is merely an outlet for expressing my opinion on many things, as well as having a permanent document on personal matters. I used to have journals, but this more or less replaces them.