Then there is Friday Cat Blogging......

Sure it's not political, but then blog entries with pictures of cats are often more interesting than what passes as political commentary.

30 minutes and no entry from Kevin's self appointed assignment editor Steve Sailer?

Congratulations, Kevin.

Self-pimping is legal now?

Self-pimping is legal now?

No, it's Glastris pimping Drum. And with all the other blogwhoring that goes on around here now, why not? Nothing wrong with sharing your successes on your own site.

Kevin! Kevin! Kevin!

Congratulations, Kevin

Mazel Tov!

You know what's odd about this? About two hours ago I was surfing around and the thought crossed my mind that Kevin really is the best blogger, of any type, that I read. I've been reading Kevin for a long time, and I read a lot of blogs. And Kevin is the man.

Well, chalk one up for the Gulliblogger.

Many of us who comment at Political Animal know this space is special because Mr. Drum and the Washington Monthly write about many current events on a daily basis, and are generous enough to allow others to discuss them.

must agree...

Why do I feel such a burst of pride that Kevin Drum got a nod as the Best Political Blogger from someone I've never heard of on a blog I only dimly know of??? Because Kevin Drum really does write the best political blog; Wonky graphs, thoughtful posts, challenges and questions that get his readers talking...So much to appreciate! Mark's praise is well-deserved.

And he doesn't seem to realize that KD is the man who created Friday cat blogging!

It's the commentors. Or is it commenters?

Way to go, Mr. Drum.

The cats don't hurt, either.

Congratulations, Kevin.

Mr. Glastris, I heard this morning it cost $5,000, then $10,000. What did this nick you for?

That's exactly what I do.

My time is limited. I only read a handful of political sites anyway, and of those I skip over most of the posts in my RSS feed. But I catch most of Political Animal.

Now, please, make the RSS feed full-content. Put ads in there if you have to, but stop making me click on the site!

well done.

he'll always be the calpundit to me, man...

What? No celebratory cat-blogging?

Kevin's is the only blog I read, for precisely the reasons stated in the post. Kudos, Kevin, and keep up the excellent work.

About a year ago I discovered blogs, & Kevin's was one of the first. I left here for awhile because the bomb throwing went out of control, but came back thanks to cross blogging from other sites & discovered Kevin was taking steps to correct the problem. Today it is a must read every day. Thanks, Kevin, for a well done job. Between your insight & feedback from the commenters, I have learned a lot & plan to keep learning.

congratulations, kevin. it's true, you're the best.

plus, you get unintentional low comedy from egbert and al, and high farce from norman. it's the all-weather breakfast!

your pal,
blake

p.s. haven't heard from norm lately. is he in jail again?

Damn It! I saw him frist.

And yeah, like he said.

True!

Um, where's the best porn blog?

But are we really certain that it is actually Kevin who writes Political Animal?

After all, it could be that Inkblot is the real scribe and Kevin is just taking credit for nothing.

hhhmmmmmm, inquiring minds want to know.

After all, it could be that Inkblot is the real scribe ...

Then we would have "Friday Human Blogging."

Michelle Malkin

True. It's the only blog I read regularly.

I agree too. I read other blogs (not just political) and he's consistently good. And entertaining. And he's got cats.

Many of us who comment at Political Animal know this space is special because Mr. Drum and the Washington Monthly write about many current events on a daily basis, and are generous enough to allow others to discuss them. Posted by: Brojo

I like PA because of the comment threads. There really is no content at Eschaton and most of the posters seem to be about 14 years old, and the folks at DailyKos take themselves way tooo seriously and they seem to have set that blog up to discourage people from commenting.

This will piss off the uberboys at the Corner.

Good.

No argument here either.

I think Kevin is definitely one of the best, but for whatever reason the posters here are head and shoulders above those on any other site I've found. This is the only forum where I reliably read the comments. I hope that doesn't change.

KD's my favorite. I usually read all the comments, too, something I don't do at the other sites because it's kind of a waste of time.

I agree. Kudos to Kevin and thanks for putting up with the motley crew that regularly posts in your Comments section (jk)!

I agree......very well done and a joy to read

beastofbourbon:
best handle in this (or any) thread!

Very nice. To the careful and objective observer, Kevin is always the thinking being, succinctly proposing an opportunity for comment, offering good timing, substantive and topical material 24/7, with posts well written and poetic at times, in a way that an English major like myself tends to favor. Something brought me to this site, and I believe this is the substance of the attraction.

Kevin's quick witted analysis and the best commenters of any blog I visit make this site a daily ritual for me, though I rarely comment. You've done a good job on this blog Kevin. Congratulations.

Way to go, Bro!

I like PA. Okay, I really like PA. But, not to be a downer or anything, I think TPM and TP are just as good. While I go to Kos first from habit I actually read PA, TPM and TP and glance through Kos.

Warren Terrah must be my soul mate since I go the same places.

Congrats Kevin on a well-earned honor.

I love the cat-blogging of course. And I also appreciate the reflections on California politics (I'm a Cal ex-pat)not to mention the first-rate political analysis.

And, I get my students to read you as well. So I'm bringing new converts to the fold.

Just doing my part to sustain the cult of personality here.

Feel the love.

I think this is one of the best blogs out there. TPM is giving Kevin a run for his money, but they're too serious over there. I like the mix of earnest analysis and eccentricity that makes up PA. I'm a daily reader, and a yearly contributor. Congrats Mr. Drum -- you deserve the accolades.

Drum is so often bad that Drum being the best is really a point for the democratic nature of the blogosphere.

warren terrah: Okay, I recognize PA as Political Animal, and TPM as Talking Points Memo, but TP? I am sure when I find out I will be a Duh! moment, but it has me stumped for now.

I love TPM. I think Josh Marshall is doing some of the most innovative journalism in the 'sphere, but the ad format--those long interruptions--puts me off. And no comments! What's with that?

...Actually, I imagine when I find out what TP is, I will HAVE a Duh! moment, not BE one. Being Duh! is a pretty standard Tate state.

Hi PTate welcome home!

TP is Think Progress.

Tipping my hat at you, Kevin.

Kevin makes it intellectually respectable to be a liberal. He is my most favorite out of the 100 blogs in my favorites folder. I gave him $50 last week, the only blog I gave money to this year.

Kevin does a good job on average, and attracts the most literate and yet also clever commenters. Only Brad DeLong and some similar attract similar high levels of intellectuality, but not as much cleverness. Sometimes poor Kevin seems a bit too naive or sissy though, about some Right-wing shenanigans and aspirations.

PS: Yes, good to see PTate back commenting again (assuming that was the case, as I gather after an absence since I jump in and out.) PTate and cmdicely seem to make the most astute and literate comments here in any reliable way. Cmdicely is clearly especially sharp and informed. As for me, not so greatly impressive overall but here's what I think I contribute sometimes: Some insights and provocative "Socratic questions" you just might not have thought of otherwise, or in that way. I am really more interested in physics and philosophy, and have been commenting at the science blogs a lot. My own, Tyrannogenius, is here.

"Sounds about right to me."

I rarely post comments anywhere, but do read them here occasionally. I've been visiting since the Calpundit days. TPM and PA are the two blogs I visit several times during the day, and I've also been reading TPM since Josh's early days. However, TPM has turned into much more of a group blog/media empire (I say that in a good way -and I think I cribbed that term of endearment for TPM from Kevin himself :) ), that's not really comparable to PA. While there are other posters on PA, it's pretty much all Kevin all the time, and as a blogger, Kevin is definitely at the top of the list. TPM, I rank as the best political news site on the Internet, period.

It's amazing how on top of things you can be be just checking out TPM and PA.

p.s. haven't heard from norm lately. is he in jail again?

You go to hell, sir! You go to H E L L ! ! !

I am not in jail and I am a snake, in the grass, waiting for a liberal to trip and become a snack for me. Yum, yum! Oh, wait! Liberals don't bathe and they eat a lot of vegetarian foods. Yuck! You have salty skin and brittle bones. You shall not be my snack today.

As for this blog--one of the absolute worst ever invented and about to be replaced by the blog that kid in Des Moines writes about how his mom won't let him wear shorts outside after October 15 of each calendar year--one could hardly read the above and not retch violently into a handy paper sack.

If they let ME post on the front page (and I've asked Charles Peters to do so) then what's the point? There is no BALANCE here. I would provide that balance. I would provide exciting content and witty repartee. Sadly, with the lot of you, we get dreary treatises on how your butts itch when you can't use your iPhones in tunnels.

a thread poster above says he remembers back to the calpundit days-----so do i.

i really liked the name calpundit a lot better for two reasons:

1)political animal has more than twice as many syllables

2)it is also at least twice as awkward to pronounce

one final comment:

one feature i like about calpundit-political animal is that kevin drum allows a
full range of commentary from his posters even some that is quite viciously anti-drum-----at times he shows the patience of a hindu holy man(far more patience than i think 99% of his
readership would be capable of)-----the chances of joshua
marshall printing a highly neg. JM comment is
almost zero and with andrew sullivan printing a highly neg. AS comment absolutely zero.