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Having over-the-top, hard-left demagogues like Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Al Franken and Cindy Sheehan as some of your most recognized spokesman doesn’t exactly help either. These people routinely distract from more serious issues with their vicious rhetoric and childish antics.

Yeah, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Rev. Phelps, and Tom DeLay are much more reasonable and focus on the facts.

Conservative blogs are more effective because they parrot the talking points so well.

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Last time I checked Coulter, while a wench, wasn’t pushing anti-semitic rhetoric or engaging in conspiracy theories about the President’ planing 9/11.

And Fred Phelps is a Democrat.

Conservative blogs are more effective because we’re fact driven, not emotion driven.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I’m not sure I’d say that right-leaning bloggers dominate because they’re “better” or use their blogging “more strategically.”

I definately would say that Conservative blogs are “better”.  On average, I find the formats of Conservative blogs to be much more user-friendly.  I’d read a lot more lefty blogs if I could find some with as good of format as this one for instance.

Conservative blogs are more effective because we’re fact driven, not emotion driven.

Interesting observation.  There are many people on both sides that seem to be emotionally driven, however I agree with you that your average Conservative blogger relies more heavily on rational thought and factual evidence.  But then again, as a Republican, I don’t know how much of that is really just my bias.

There are many people on both sides that seem to be emotionally driven, however I agree with you that your average Conservative blogger relies more heavily on rational thought and factual evidence.

I once hear it put this way: “Conservative think things.  Liberals feel things.” While that has exceptions, obviously, I think its pretty accurate.

Consider some popular leftists positions. 

Spending cuts: “They want to starve the poor/make kids stupider!”

Cutting taxes: “They just want Paris Hilton to be able to afford another yacht!”

The war in Iraq: “Its a war for Jews/Halliburton/oil!”

None of these positions are founded in fact, but rather a distorted observations of the facts as filtered through an emotional rejection of conservative philosophies, among other things.

I’ve said a few times on this blog that what we recognize as modern liberalism today is slowly going to marginalize itself (as the aging hippies who make up its key demographic die off) and a new left/right divide will emerge among the people who make up the political right.  As modern liberals fade out, so-called “south park” Republicans/libertarians will become more disillusioned with being lumped in with “social conservatives,” who tend to be more authoritarian in their views.

Frankly, I think it will be a healthier division for America.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I’ve said a few times on this blog that what we recognize as modern liberalism today is slowly going to marginalize itself (as the aging hippies who make up its key demographic die off) and a new left/right divide will emerge among the people who make up the political right. As modern liberals fade out, so-called “south park” Republicans/libertarians will become more disillusioned with being lumped in with “social conservatives,” who tend to be more authoritarian in their views.

If things keep going the way they presently are, I think your predictions are probably spot on.  However, I wouldn’t underestimate liberals just yet.  Perhaps liberalism is dying in the Midwest, but over here on the East coast its still very much alive. It will be interesting to see if another liberal revolution equal to that of the 60’s will occur sometime in the next couple decades.  The political climate can be quite unpredictable at times, but I guess that’s what keeps it interesting.