Oh, I'm all in favor of competition. Except when people are competing with me. Then it's just rude and boorish.

I like your attitude son.

How would like a job at the New York Times?

Yeah, but how many of these are the faux blogs that just hype sites for, umm, VIA gra? Or two-entry blogs that include meidtations about the nerd in 4th period and Lindsey Lohan's hair extensions? Malkin always pooh-poohs these exploding blog figures; the number of "real" blogs is growing but nowhere near that many.

What the hell was the Kryptonite Lock Controversy!? Hey, ACE! Why didn't you keep us up on this hot topic? I question the timing of the Ace-embargo on this story. You failed us man.

Un-frick'n-believable.

Hey See-Dub? For the record, I don't think they're hair extensions.

Expect a post soon, as soon as I get to study hall.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

I think most of the new blogs coming about are not competition for political blogs like this: most of them give up after a few weeks and many of them have nothing to do with politics or pop-culture. Therefore, they are not really your competition anyway.

Easiest way to handle this is set up Blogging undergrad and grad programs. Now that we've worked our way up through the mailroom, it's time to put up some road blocks.

I'm with See-Dub. These numbers aren't very useful unless someone can get an idea of how many of these are 'real' blogs, as opposed to the blog equivalent of a spam-bot, or some bogus 'business' blog that spits out trackbacks looking for traffic.

I wasn't all that impressed until I noticed the time line: around 200,000 to 600,000 in a year and a half!

Hang in there ACE, that crazy blog money is just around the corner! (Though it may be the corner of the 22nd century).

I think in the end most of these blogs won't prove to be any competition at all for the blogs that stick with it. Although there are new blogs, the ones that continue to blog and blog intelligently should be welcomed. Additionally, it seems that there is a much higher number of conservative blogs in the blogosphere which should be a promising fact.

Losers complain about the blog-competition and whine about how they're "doing their best".

Winners go home and f**k the prom queen.

I'll take Anal Bum Cover for $500, Alex.

Losers complain about the blog-competition and whine about how they're "doing their best". Winners go home and f**k the prom queen.

Only problem is, as far as the media is concerned, Wonkette is the prom queen. Unless one is truly desperate and/or greatly intoxicated, that's not a welcome thought.

Only one real answer. Thunderdome.

ace- Don't worry. As long as you continue to be provactive and entertaining you'll continue to ace the competition. Why you possess almost as much sass as those sassy British bombers with of course the advantage that you get to come back and rhetorically bomb the libs day after day.

I hear this new wave of bloggers doesn't even blog wearing pajamas!!!

Ah, don't sweat it, kid. Personally, I HATE checking facts. DAMMIT, WHY CAN'T THE MSM DO THEIR OWN JOB INSTEAD OF HAVING US DO IT ON OUR OWN TIME???? Earn your OWN salary, buttholes.

I refuse to check facts deeply on principle. Besides, I just want to spout off, make fun of people, and not be held responsible.

If you didn't spend so much damn time blogging, you'd be a screenwriter by now. Just sayin'.

Okay, but no swimsuit competition.

Please.