Bob Krumm:

could clinton have survived the blogosphere?

Just a question. Conversely, would Bush be better liked in a pre-blog world?

Just as television changed the presidency circa 1960, is the internet now forcing a similar change?

It seems to me that neither the current President, nor the last one have been well-equipped.

Good question. Yeah, Drudge was a thorn in Clinton’s side but what about blogs? The dissemination of opinion and news is no longer controlled by corporations and news agencies. In my opinion, said news agencies tend to go easy on the administration because if they push too hard, they lose access to the powers that be. That would put them out of a job. Once something is on fire and sitting on the White House lawn, they have to cover it. People like me who don’t have access and don’t really want it, could care less about keeping it.

Also, here’s something I’ve pondered: Can blogs survive a new presidency? See, lots of political blogging hacks have dedicated a ton of pixels to promoting their side or to poo-pooing the other side. So, when their guys are in or out of power, many bloggers will become hypocrites. I think, often times, bloggers forget they have archives. And the fact is the next administration (regardless of party) will carry forward some policies their opposition has lambasted. Will they continue to do that? Or defend them? Or ignore them? You don’t really think Kerry would have pulled the US out of Iraq, do you?

Update: Somewhat related, Joe Public:

But now is it going to be even worse? Has the internet done this to us?

And Michael Silence asks:

Are so many blogs and opinions burning us out?

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