Daschle Blog-n-Drive
Tom Daschle is dipping his toe in the blogging waters. Is the party leadership starting to get it, or is this an attempt to co-opt Dean's online thunder? My guess is the latter but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until he demonstrates otherwise.
Welcome to my travel web log. For the last ten years, I’ve gotten in my car every August and driven all over South Dakota – no schedule and no staff. My “unscheduled driving tour” is always one of the highlights of the year for me. I find it an invaluable tool for keeping in touch with needs and concerns of South Dakotans. Every year I meet the most fascinating people, have the most amazing experiences, and end up with great stories to tell.
[via Political Wire]
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An alternative theory is that Daschle is not blogging to co-opt Dean but to mount a defense against the onslaught of the unoffically named Dakota Alliance of Bloggers (SouthDakotapolitics.com, sibbyonline, et al.) which have eviscerated, flogged and hounded him the last 7 or 8 months. See: http://southdakotapolitics.blogspot.com/