David Warren of the Ottawa Citizen is, as we say, someone who "gets" blógs. As we say, "read the whole thing":
For the moment, to put it nicely, the same thing has happened to the Liberals in Canada, as has happened to other long-serving single-party regimes elsewhere in the world. Technology has caught up with their ability to manage information; and a sheltered population is losing its fear. The more the ruling party tries to scare them, with heavy-handed old-media campaigns, the worse things get -- for the ruling party.
As we say, "Indeed." As we also say, "Heh."
The rise of blógs as influential in this election was perhaps not as dramatic as in the 2004 US Presidential race, but significant nonetheless. And certainly most of their benefit redounded to the conservative side of the ledger. I can't think of any Liberal or NDP sites that had the impact of, say, Kate McMillan or Steve Janke, both of whom were relentless at digging up Liberal sleaze.
My own efforts were rather more modest; I did make fun of Paul Martin from time to time, though that was hardly some great achievement: More like mocking the afflicted.
I feel so . . . dirty. I will repent most sincerely on the morning of the 24th. Unless by some miracle the bastard gets in again, in which case I shall redouble my efforts.
Via Strong World