Dear fellow political junkies,
I have been more or less a lurker here since 2005, commenting sporadically but reading voraciously. I have no TV and pretty much get all of my news online - and the first place I turn to for that every day without fail is DKos. Come with me below the enchanted squiggle for more shameless flattery.....
We have contributors here providing a wealth of information on everything imaginable - art, music, recipes (veggie ones!), gardening, finance, education, healthcare, world events, military issues, LGBT issues, charities, action items AND - politics, politics, politics! Every time a crazy rightwing politician says or does something outrageous it shows up here. Every time a Fox news blabbermouth says something ultra-ridiculous, someone here will catch it and write about it. Etcetera.
And then there are all the beautifully written essays, the photo diaries, windows into everyday life that always strike a chord, critter diaries, places to bitch and moan (WYFP), places to cry with those who are grieving (IGTNT), places to laugh (pretty much anything written by Hunter) - the list goes on and on.
I love this place, don't know where I'd be without it - I mean, where else is there such a repository of knowledge this broad and accessible? And up until now it's been FREE. And if I do the math, the 100$ subscription price comes to something like 4¢ a day for the past 5 1/2 years. WOW. WHAT a bargain.
Thank you, Kos and community! I am so happy to give a little bit back for all I've received. And to help this site kick some serious butt in 2012!
PS A lurker no longer - 1st diary alert!! ; )