Municipalist

Chinese government finally engages its people

More great cartoons can be found at Cagle.com.

How many blogs named Fast Lane can you name?

First there was GM's highly-rated FastLane Blog. Then there was the National Science Foundation site called FastLane, " ... an interactive real-time system used to conduct NSF business over the Internet." Finally, we have The Fast Lane, the official blog from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

In the interest of increasing our traffic, we have decided to follow this strategy, and will soon be changing the name of this blog to MyBarackObama.com. Or maybe WeLoveSarahPalin.com. Or WhiteHouse.gov. Or DrudgeReport.com. Let us know which one you like.

Dear constituent/ voter/ obvious angry idiot

From undoubtedly the funniest blogging state legislator out there, our friend Stacey Campfield, Tennessee Republican, blogging about the typical comment and email he receives:

Dear (Hillbilly/ Redneck/ Loser/A**hole):

As a life long (Republican/ conservative/ voter of yours) I have to say how (embarrassed/ ashamed) I am that you mentioned you (don't worship Al Gore/ Like guns/ have and speak openly about faith/ Don't love abortion) … You and your (bible thumping/ toothless/ uneducated) friends should go back to your (Cave/ clan meeting/ beating your wife/ snake handling) and forget about making laws.

Sincerely, Bill in San Francisco

P.S. I read your blog every day. Will you link to me?

[Via Stateline.org.]

Also: Read Municipalist's Q & A with Stacey from November 2007.