More Award Crap

Looks like my award picks have been slowly climbing the table. I like to think I had something to do with that. Here are their current positions - together with links to some good current posts.

Best Overall Blog
Powerline Blog

The Alis describe themselves as "ordinary Iraqis." But, as Jim Hake reminded us, we are all ordinary until we do something extraordinary.

Currently - 1st

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Best New Blog (est. 2004)
INDC Journal

Hitchens: Well, because he's a scumbag.

Currently - 2nd

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Best Group Blog
The Command Post

Whatever our differences about the past and about Iraq, we are now looking forward. We're reaching out to Europe and we hope that Europe will reach out to us.

Currently - 3rd

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Best Humour Blog
IMAO

I know it has become a cliche to say that if this or that happens then "the terrorists will have won," but I'm convinced that, if Western Society is destroyed, all non-Muslims are killed, and the entire world comes under a theocratic Islamist rule, then the terrorists will have won. You may say I'm grandstanding with such a statement, to which I respond, "SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH! HOW DARE YOU QUESTION ME!"

Currently - 3rd

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Best Liberal Blog
Pandagon

At this point, we could cut out 75% of military expenditures and just give the armed forces Kias and Razor scooters. If they're going to be blown up anyway, why spend the money under the pretense that their survival actually means something?

Currently - 7th

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Best Conservative Blog
Outside The Beltway

James Joyner, a man of few words - Bizarre and tragic.

Currently - 11th

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Best Media/Journalist Blog
Michelle Malkin

So, if I understand the FDA's argument correctly: it's safe for the federal govnerment to buy 4 million doses of a German-made flu vaccine that hasn't been approved by the FDA, but if a consumer wants to buy a U.S.-manufactured FDA-approved drug from a Wal-Mart in Canada, that's unsafe.

Currently - 2nd

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Best Culture Blog
A Small Victory

R.I.P. Dimebag - I know I called you a dick a million times (not as many times as I used the word on Phil), but holy shit, could you play the guitar.

Currently - 2nd

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Best Military Blog
Black Five

While our responses were similar, I also questioned the vast educational, political, and economic differences between 1918 Germany and America today.

Currently - 1st

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Best Essayist Blog
A 3-way tie.
Eject! Eject! Eject! - 3rd

The initial sales wave was absolutely phenomenal -- enough to finish my airplane on. Thank you all. (Ed: Congratulations, by the way)

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American Digest - 9th

It says, as clearly as possible, that God is not finished with us, either as individuals or as a species. It reflects the self-evident truth that, for all our instruments that peer down into the core of matter or out to the birthplace of creation, the internal instrument that we use to interpret all of this is the least tuned or understood of all.

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Lileks: The Bleat - 2nd

Today, from the unposted archives of Jetsam Cove: Tampons of Days Gone By.


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Best Canadian Blog
Small Dead Animals

Oh Oh Oh! Like Gigli with naked old people!

Currently - 1st

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Best Latino/Caribbean Blog
ISOU

I think Bush's fascination with all things Military and playing GI Joe, since he chose to sit out the only war he was qualified to fight in, choosing instead to sip Mint Juleps at the officers club in Bamma, is pretty damned funny. I will continue to do so.

Currently - 3rd

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Best of the top 100 Blogs
Politburo Diktat

I feel like an archaeologist who just (came) across a manuscript of Jesus debating Aristotle, or Einstein going at it with Clauswitz, or Allah talking trash with Goldstein, or Babe Ruth chatting with Joan of Arc. Like any such conversation, it has all the questions and most of the answers (the important ones, anyway).

Currently - 10th

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Of course, all of my picks will ultimately win. I have a little surprise up my sleeve. Don't tell anyone (I can trust you guys, right?) but I bribed Kevin Aylward with Lucky Charms and tales of adventure to rig the vote. Keep it under your hat, though.