Blog Power?

Orrin Judd notes the incestuous nature of political bloggery, and downplays the "power" of same.

I once referred to a well-known political blogger as the Gail Wynand of bloggery, and I think that's a fairly apt comparison more broadly. Only when Wynand finally took a genuine stand on an issue did he discover just how much power he (as opposed to his audience) truly wielded.

That's not to take away from popular political bloggers at all, but simply to suggest that their "power" may not be quite what they think.

[Posted at 10:37 CST on 12/29/02] [Link]