I'd like to thank...
While perusing the local blogs, I noticed that Petite Anglaise had a weblogs award 2005 finalist pic, and so I trundled down that path to see what it was all about.
I recognised only one other blog on the list of finalists (Fistful of Euros), but had never heard of any of the others. Two things stood out though;
First, the winner and the guy in second came *way* above anyone else. Very fishy, especially as the winner was a really political site, and bored me to death (so therefore, fishy). They must have employed an army of monkeys to click on the links or something.
Secondly, the european category, was Best European Blog (non-UK). Uh? So, the UK is now banned from european awards? Are they too good, too bad, don't wear their jumpers around their shoulders?
Anyway, congrats to Petite Anglaise & Fistful of Euros...
Comments
Re The Daily Kos winning best blog. See the numbers of comments the posts get.
Odd as it may seem to you, many people are interested in politics; if more were there might be fewer dead in Iraq and the US might have an intelligent president who didn't lie to start a war and didn't make the rich richer.
Posted by: Ted | February 6, 2006 1:03 AM
Quite possibly. Although also quite possibly with a more activist population we'd be in a country mired down in industrial action and social unrest. The unpolitical masses serve a purpose possibly, and the comfort we live in (in France & UK at least), allows apathy without consequence (to ourselves, if not others).
I'm not being that serious - I like politics up to the limits my 30s attention span can stand, which is only 5s away from most armchair politicians.
Posted by: Nik | February 6, 2006 9:42 AM