I was going to write the second part of my "what now", about the post-election struggle to reframe the progressive response, but recent events here have spurred me to take the time to (try to) write a careful, thoughtful piece on what is emerging, to my great surprise, as a vital battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. The article, which will hopefully be posted sometime this week, will be titled "Crisis of Faith".
In the meantime, a veteran, retired career journalist from CBS has written a thought-provoking commentary about election-eve blogging and what "real journalism" is all about. I hope it will spark some open discussion and retrospection, rather than blanket rejection. I think we can all learn from frank criticism of this type.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/08/opinion/printable654285.shtml