Does anyone else find Yglesias' voice incredibly annoying? This is a really mean thing to say, so I'm anonymous. I don't really mind his politics, but it's stunning how high-pitched he can get.

If you read this, Matt, I'm sorry. Dan, if you feel the need to delete, do so.

Oy, another insufferable conversation about the self-importance of bloggers.

What was the line about Rousseau after he died? "He invented nothing; he set fire to everything."

Not entirely acccurate; but not too far off either.

Chait's piece was a very good overview. But the vital question remains: Can bloggers (netroots subspecies) govern?

Or do they even care?

Couldn't Sarkozy be France's Koizumi?

I think it's too early to say that nothing will change.