IMMEDIATIZING THE ESCHATON

Long before the blogosphere came into being, I got a great deal of my political, national and international news from the Drudge Report. And although Drudge's little enterprise seems to be as influential and lucrative as it's ever been, it hasn't been the first page I check each morning for several years now. Latte Lib's evening Drudge-checking habit sounds a lot like mine:

"Hello Mr. Drudge. Is the world ending? No? Thank you. Goodbye Mr. Drudge."

I imagine this describes the behavior of not a few Washingtonians. Speaking of Latte Lib and the District, make sure you follow that link and read his account of walking out his front door to find a gunshot man dying, and watching the killer walk away down an alley. It's plenty harrowing for one blog post; that should be enough to tide you over until "The Wire" returns.

P.S. — For previous whining about how Drudge just isn't the same anymore, read this.

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posted by WWB at 10:15 PM |