As we complete a fast scan of the 2008 Weblog Awards nominees, we find exactly one from the pool of Elected Humans: This very good blog by an elected school board member from Texas named Mike Falick -- the subject of a Q & A with Municipalist from one year ago -- has been nominated for Best Education Blog 2008.
There are plenty of intriguing blogs on the list in all these many categories. But we wish there were two more. We find a category called "Best Political Coverage" and of course, "Best Liberal Blog" and "Best Conservative Blog." But no "Best Government Coverage." Neither politics nor ideology equals governing. They mingle. Often. But they ain't the same thing.
And of course, the one category we would like to see: "Best Blog By Anybody, Anywhere Who Has Actually Been Elected." We have hope. Just not much.
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