The holidays time is a season of giving and it is better to give than to receive. I have seen many political bloggers break their necks pushing candidates, parties and policy positions out of the kindness of their hearts and/or because it is the right thing to do—giving, giving, giving. However, those same candidates and parties fork over tons of cash to others.
I have a kind heart but it’s not that kind: hit the tip jar or donation tab on political blogs (starting with this one) to say thanks for the past and thanks in advance for the future. Time is money and knowledge is golden. I can’t believe that the guys who pour tons of money into rough radio and T.V. ads would toss a few bones (a fraction of those ad buys) to their favorite bloggers and grassroots advocates. It’s like the advice your aunt gave your cousins: if you don’t take care of home, someone else will. My fellow bloggers need to also remember auntie’s advice about free milk and a cow.
Bloggers provided much political energy in the past few years and a lump of coal in the Christmas stocking isn’t a renewable energy source. Donate.
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