Blogging Triumphalism: Canadian Edition
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James Joyner | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
But, for the record – Ed Morrissey did not “bring down the Canadian government”, as some have described it.
His role was important, but [...] it was NDP leader Jack Layton who “brought down” the Canadian government, not Ed.
Quite right. Bloggers, especially hard working ones with a lot of readers, can mobilize public opinion. We do not, however, rule the world.
Not yet, anyway.
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We do not, however, rule the world.
Speak for yourself.
Thank god! If you thought Democrats and Republicans were bad enough in Congress imagine Kos and LGF commenters in the same room.
Posted by Sean Hackbarth | January 25, 2006 | 12:27 am | Permalink
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