via Talk Left
Don't miss this article in the Weekly Standard on Markos and the Daily Kos, and why politicans need to take him seriously.
The Daily Kos is the most popular and important force in the blogosphere; it's a fact with which Democrats are just now coming to grips.
It recaps the history of Daily Kos, Markos' shrewd instincts, his up front acknowledgment that he is an activist, his at times in-your-face style and the undeniable fact that his is the most influential voice in the blogosphere.
Please hide this article from Hugh Hewitt.
From Hewitt's book " Blog"
Pg. 108: on Atrios, Hugh says: Hard left, incoherent, actually. But big traffic.
On Daily Kos: (brief history).... He is also an off the wall lefty, willing to say anything.
