The only political blog I read religiously is Swampland, from Time Inc. It’s a group blog with a wonderful handful of writers, all respected journalists. Except for Mike Murphy, a recent addition I dislike because of his Republican connections (though he’s done okay lately).
Here’s one reason I like Swampland. Joe Klein began one post this way: “A new rule here: Rather than do the McCain campaign’s bidding by wasting space on Senator Honor’s daily lies and bilge–his constant attempts to divert attention from substantive issues–I’m going to assume that others will spend more than enough time on the sewage that Steve Schmidt is shoveling and, from now on, try to stick to the issues.”
I know, that sounds partisan. But actually, it was just journalistic frustration at the way the media has focused on trivial stuff (usually, at least to this point, initiated by the McCain campaign). On Swampland, the writers hit McCain and Obama equally, and objectively expose their lies and hypocrisies. It’s one of the few places I feel like I’m getting actual light.
