We’re getting through
Suppose, I accidently got my shit together? Would I get a medal? Or a pat on the back and a little feather, I could stick in my cap or pin to my shirt, go out in the yard and poke it in the dirt, or leave it in the woods where it couldn’t be found. If it fell over, would it make a sound? And if it did, would it be the sound that you like? Or should I do it over, until I get it right?
-If I only Had a Brain, MC 900 ft Jesus
John* over at Right Wing News listed the top 125 political websites (not just blogs) and guess who came in at #74? That’s right, us. Now, I’m not sure we deserve to beat sites like the Creator of Worlds (who mixes humor and commentary to an expert frappe and deserves a lot more traffic!) or Chronwatch (the site that kind of made Lee and I go “Hey, what about a ‘Moorewatch?") or one of my absolute favorite blogs, Powerline, but it amused me greatly that we beat the BlogsforBush site, although I’m not entirely sure why I find it funny. ;)
The rankings are pure traffic, based off the numbers at Alexa.
So people are seeing the things we say, folks. No matter what the trolls say, we *are* making a difference. I’ve always believed it, but some times that simple point gets lost in all the brouhaha of running a moderately popular blog or website. Or I lose sight of it, which is probably a more accurate statement.
Changing the subject just a bit, Michelle Malkin talks here about how some people say the blogoshphere is dominated bya few major players. Yeah, well guess what? When I first started posting to my own blog, I was excited to get 5 unique readers a day. Now I do 500 a day consistently. Small, but good for me. I don’t need the extra pressure of a hugely successful personal blog. I know Lee was happy enough to call me the day he broke 50. Now he does anywhere from 2500 to 5000 depending on current events. Amazing growth in a short time. When we started Moorewatch, Lee and I almost threw a party when we started to consistently break a hundred per day. Now we’re on “the list.” Michelle is right: new blogs can and do break in all the time. A year ago I never heard of half the blogs I read every day. Two years ago I read maybe 5 or six of the over 150 blogs I have bookmarked.
So why did we make it? Well, we’re not the only Moore debunking site out there. But we are the only one on the list. I don’t exactly know why we made it. We’re awesome? Our striking good looks? Rumors about our big p///// uhh, server? Whatever the reason, I am thankful to have a place to go to both impart my opinions and learn from others. We have a good thing going here, and I think it’s safe for me to speak for Lee and Para when I say we will continue to try to make it better and more informative for as long as you’ll have us.
Update
* For some reason, my clouded brain confused Charles at LGF with John Hawkins at RWN. My apologies!
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