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Originally posted by bilmore
A "good" blog probably does that. However, "good" seems to be in the eyes of the beholder, as is "context", and "distill". I can have a lot of respect for various bloggers who come down on both sides of the political spectrum at times, but the ones who always spin and contextualize to benefit one side just don't seem valuable to me.
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On your view, having a non-centrist point of view seems to equate with always spinning and contextualizing to benefit one side. There is a third alternative -- that you come by heartfelt and reasoned views leading you to stand on one side or the other of the political spectrum, but not the middle.
eta: And then's there the fourth alternative, the Broders and Gergens of the world who always to find great virtue in bipartisanship, regardless of its substance. The fact that something is centrist doesn't make it immune from spin.
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And no one dissects what Rush says? Uh huh. And, he does state his sources of info, from what I've heard. But, point is, he, and they, are completely predictable - you already know which side of an argument they will come down on before they do it.
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If they dissect Rush, I don't know about it, because I don't listen to him and it seems like a silly project. No one takes him seriously, right?
I have seen both Drum and Yglesias say things that I wouldn't have expected. I think they were both pro-war at the time, though maybe I have that wrong, so your demonizing of them as leftist toadies seems a little misguided.
